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Open: Thurs-Fri 9-9 • Sat 10-6 • Sun 12-5 Memorial Day 12-5 ALL SALES: CASH-CHECK-CLAYMORE-MASTER-DISCOVER-VISA-AMX BILL MEYER JERRY FENBY RENNIE KAUFFMAN HOT ICE FENBY-CARR SIMONE VITALE ERIC HARRIS-DJ QUIET STORM PERSUASION PLEASE CALL FOR FREE VIDEO APPOINTMENT SUN MESSENGERS SUNSET BOULEVARD TIM HEWITT LOVING CUP =EN BY STEIN ti ENTERTAINMENT AGENCY k. 5/21 1999 10 A 248-474-9966 NIVAINIEkNIMWSWX BEST BANDS AND SERVICE IN TOWN Detroit Jewish News DIFFERENCE from page 6 help in the last year. "It allows parents to spend time by themselves, or with their other children," she said. One of those families, headed by Tali and Julian Wendrow of West Bloomfield, find the service has made a crucial difference in their lives, even though it comes for only three hours a day on Thursdays and Fridays, when a respite worker picks up 6-year-old Aislinn from the bus stop after school, or every other Saturday when it means the couple can get a night out without children. "Life was generally more stressful before JARC," Tali Wendrow said, explaining that her mother, Betty Flans, picks up Aislinn after school only Monday through Wednesday, because she works Thursday and Friday. So Julian, a self-employed painter and contractor with a more flexible schedule than Tali, had to meet the bus on those days, effectively ending his workday early. "There is the obvious stress of hav- ing a child, but there is an additional burden with a special-needs child," Tali said. "I don't have to stress because I know I can call Laurel (Berger). She has people in place who are responsible and reliable. " What the parents pay ranges from 20 cents to $1.0 an hour, depending on the family's ability to pay. 'There's no point in having (respite care) if people can't use it," Berger said. The respite program allowed Tali and her mother to travel to Israel together last July for a family wedding. The Wendrows also plan on getting Aislinn involved in the newest Children and Family Division pro- gram. Variety - The Children's Charity, awarded a grant to JARC to provide people who can supervise special-needs children in recreational activities. Tali hopes to get Aislinn into a dance class to "give her the opportu- nity to get into more community- wide programming." While the respite program is the most-used service, the Harris grant and other donations also are used for what JARC terms "person-centered planning." The special-needs child, his or her parents, teachers, and other relatives or parties interested in the child's well-being are brought together to blueprint a program for the child's care and development. Twenty special-needs children and their families are part of that initia- tive, which is . run by social worker Miriam Hojda. Among her clients are the Selmars and Helen and Izzy Youngworth of Oak Park, whose 19- year-old daughter Blimie works with an aide at Sally Allan Alexander Beth Jacob School for Girls in Oak Park. "Miriam helped design the program for her," said Helen Youngworth. "She's acted as an advocate for me, let- ting me know of the services available, and helping plan for the future." Hojda also helped set Blimie up to work in the library at school, processing the books that get checked in and out. The Youngworths foresee Blimie becoming part of JARC's independent living program, as do Anita and Marc Zelmon for their 11-year-old daugh- ter, Erika. The Zelmons, living in Madison Heights, are thankful for Hojda's assistance in planning Erika's future. "Miriam calls us frequently to tell us about new programs and confirm appointments," Anita Zelmon said. "We haven't just heard from her once." The Zelmons said that Erika, who suffers from bipolar disorder and is moderately mentally impaired, was very proud of going through personL- centered planning. "She was like the guest of honor," Anita said. "Everyone was there talk- ing about her good points." Yakov, like Erika, knows when he is the guest of honor: uncharacteristical- ly showing off for a visitor last week by riding his sister's bike through the ground-floor rooms of the Selmars' two-story Oak Park home. Although another of the Selmars' six children — vvho range in age from 4 to 17 — suffers from hyperactivity, only Yakov has a mental disability. "A lot was on us, even though we were supported emotionally from others," said Seema Selmar. "I used to say it was too hard and didn't want to bother." Now, she says, the JARC program has given her time to work with her other children without fretting over caring for Yakov. "Miriam makes phone calls and arranges everything," Seema said. Its nice to know there is someone to turn to who cares. JARC will hold a fund-raising parry, SpringElation, Sunday, May 23, at Gameworks, a Steven Spielberg-inspired game factory, in the Great Lakes Crossing Mall in Auburn Hills. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. For information, call (248) 352-5272.