Laserfiche WebLink
an appropriate group home for their adult child; helping an adult <br />living on their own resolve problems on the job so they are not <br />fired; helping an individual living on their own apply for <br />medical assistance to help cover extensive medical bills due to a <br />prolonged illness or surgery. Adults with developmental <br />disabilities living and working in the community are under- <br />employed in lower paying jobs, most often working part-time <br />withouh benefits. <br /> <br />Without the assistance of an Arc advocate to help resolve <br />problems, many of these people would lose jobs, become homeless, <br />or ~'ace financial crisis. <br /> <br />Adap%~f'.e Equipment and Toy Lendinq Library: A second compon~'nt <br />of this proposal is to provide families with children birth <br />thro'~_j.< age seven with resources to bo~crow a variety of toys and <br />adap~_~'.~= equipmeDt designed to stimulatc~ child development. <br />Fund~ re specifically beinc' requested to maintai~ the library <br />and e~.[~ance the smaptive equipment and. computer section of the <br />lib~..~_i~~, . <br /> <br />The T,"~· and Adap'ire Equipm~t Lending Library al[%~ws families to <br />bor3~'~w ~ variety ~f toys, costly child development material.~, and <br />adapt"~.-e equipment thus ena!-~ing participants to ~se limited <br />financial resources on other family co~.cerns such as housing~ <br />food~ ~z~d clothi~y. <br /> <br />Famil~..~s are ch~._'ged an annual fee wh~!.ch is based on income <br />can c~. ~ck out u~i~. to four tcf~ for one month or adaptive equipnent <br />for u.~ to four m~.ths. <br /> <br />Over tb.e years Arc has been successful in buildir~g an invent~ry <br />of mc~derate priced toys that are not only fund for children but <br />also promote chiT. d development and learning. Due to the high <br />cost of adaptive equipment, we have not been able to purchase <br />items in demand by families. Because these items'require <br />technical expertise to research and purchase, they are not <br />donated by the many companies and community groups that sponsor <br />toy drives for us each year. <br /> <br />Applicant: Arc Anoka,Ramsey, and Suburban Inc. <br /> 1201 89th Ave. N. E., Suite 305 <br /> Blaine, MN. 55434 Phone: 783-4958 <br /> <br />Contact: <br /> <br />Marianne Reich <br />Executive Director <br /> (612) 783-4958 <br /> <br />Fax: <br /> <br />(612) 783-4900 <br /> <br /> C. Roles and responsibilities of individuals involved in <br />project implementation: Arc employs 11.0 FTE professional staff <br />whose efforts are augmented by well over 200 volunteers. The <br />Anoka office houses 6.6 FTE professional staff with 1.5 <br />designated for adult services and Toy Library. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />