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ABOUT JVS’ SUPPORTED
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
As one of its principal goals in
Jewish Detroit, JVS works to increase
employment opportunities for peo-
ple with disabilities. Through JVS’
Supported Employment services,
individuals with disabilities can find
productive ways to live the lives of
their choosing and participate in
their community through their work.
Clients receive job search assistance,
on-the-job training and the ongoing
support services of a job coach.
Slipson has been a part of the
JVS family for many years. With
assistance from JVS’ Supported
Employment services, he lives in
Southfield and maintains a semi-
independent lifestyle. Starting in
the late 1980s, he was one of the
first participants of JVS’ Supported
Employment Program in Southfield,
working as a dining room attendant
at a local restaurant.
With his strong work ethic, out-
going manner and long record of
independent employment for sev-
eral businesses in the community,
he recently has been promoted to
the dining room service staff at St.
Anne’s Mead (a senior care commu-
nity in Southfield) where he works
evenings, Monday through Friday.
Sharon Raab, Slipson’s case coordi-
nator at JVS, says Leonard interacts
with the seniors at St. Anne’s Mead
very well, often making them laugh
and talking with them about current
events. The seniors notice when he
is absent, and they ask the job coach
if everything is OK. At 72, he is
incredibly motivated to work. He is
energetic, reliable and a great asset
to the two-person crew at St. Anne’s
Mead.
As a job coach for JVS, Malach has
worked with more than 200 clients
since starting with the agency in
2012. Currently he supervises janito-
rial and maintenance crews working
at the Oak Park Apartments and
Chateau Riviera in Oak Park.
For more information on JVS
and the Supported Employment
Program, visit JVS online at www.
jvsdet.org/who-we-serve/people-
with-disabilities.html. *
This story first appeared on Federation’s
myjewishdetroit.org, where Vivian Henoch is
editor.
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A SPECIAL CONNECTION
In conversation with Leonard M.,
it becomes clear how well suited he
is to his role at JVS. He is described
by JVS staff as one
“with a kind heart
and mind for help-
ing those with spe-
cial needs.”
It’s easy to imag-
ine how Leonard
Malach’s friendship
and genuine affec-
Malach
tion for Leonard
Slipson might have
influenced the two of them, growing
up on Stansbury Street.
“I don’t know how the connec-
tion started,” Malach says, “but the
kids in the neighborhood included
Leonard in everything. All the
sports! We had a football game
going in the street; Leonard was
there. We played baseball, rode our
bikes around the neighborhood —
Leonard was right there with us.
“Like all of us, he loved being
outdoors. And we welcomed him in
whatever we were doing — summer
rec activities at the school, movies
at the drive-in — we never ever said
no to Leonard. We didn’t care how
skilled he was or what he did … he
always was a part of the group and
enjoyed playing with us.”
Beyond their boyhood memories,
the “Leonards” also have in common
their passion for baseball. Leonard S.
was — and still is — a huge Tigers
fan. According to Malach, dur-
ing baseball season, Slipson rarely
appeared without his signature
sunglasses, baseball cap and a tran-
sistor radio held right up to his ear,
listening to the game. And whenever
the Tigers won a game, the whole
neighborhood would know because
Leonard would run out of his yard
yelling, “The Tigers
won! The Tigers
won!”
Slipson is a “big
walker.” Always has
been. As Malach
affirms, “He could
walk for miles and
not get tired. I don’t
Slipson
know where he gets
his energy, but it’s amazing to me
that he’s still like the 21-year-old kid
I once knew. He’s special to me. I am
very happy to be in contact with him
again.”
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