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young people
enjoy hanging
out and spending

All

time with their friends. And

because

NINA·MCLEMORE

forming connections

sometimes be difficult

can

for those with

developmental

disabilities, JARC is providing

opportunities for young adults

Jared

fun environment

to meet in a

under

going

for about 15 years

on

myriad of names, is designed
young people with devel­
opmental disabilities to interact and

thrive in

a

social environment with

their peers.
The events include

things like zoo

and

trips, game nights

sporting

events

things

that

are

new

people and

family

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services coordinator

JARe.

program that allows people with devel­
opmental disabilities who are enrolled

an

kept

small in order

intimate feel among the

participants.

"We

keep it casual and organic:'

Bear said. "Like

a

with their friends

young adult would

-

you're

not

going

dinner with 40 of your friends
and reserving banquet rooms. So it

out to

can

be

going

postsecondary programs

tinue their

anywhere from three people

Downtown to

a museum

30

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2015

means

that after

they graduate high school, many of
these people will continue education
through postsecondary programs. The
summer
Linktlp program is a way for

ing

practicing and refin­

their social and vocational skills

through the summer when they have a

break from their usual programs.
The program enables participants

spend three days each week out in
the community at paying jobs with the
help of JVS. JVS also works with par­
ticipants on things like interviewing
skills, filling out applications and job

to

and

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to con­

engagement and education

them to continue

are

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.

going

on

to Kendall

.

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JVS expand
LinkUp program to
Summer
present
LinkUp, a four-week

until age 26. This

to create

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JARC pairs up with

the

to

folks their age to meet

The events

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during the summer.
The state of Michigan provides
education to people with disabilities

at

550 West Merrill

Summer

In the summer,

young adult would.
The idea is to get these young
people "out on their own with other

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going bowling

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that allow young people to experience
the community in the same way any

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having lunch to
on a Sunday"

a

to allow

cool

a

ball.

bowling

and to connect with their peers.
The linkUp program, which

has been

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