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social /leisure opportunities; and increase leadership skills and <br /> involvement in the community. <br /> Typical services provided by Arc include: helping a family find <br /> 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 /> without benefits. <br /> Without the assistance of an Are advocate to help resolve <br /> problems, many of these people would lose jobs, become homeless, <br /> or face financial crisis. <br /> Adaptive Equipment and Toy Lending Library: A second component <br /> of this proposal is to provide families with children birth <br /> through age seven with resources to borrow a variety of toys and <br /> adaptive equipment designed to stimulate child development. <br /> Funds are specifically being requested to maintain the library <br /> and enhance the adaptive equipment and computer section of the <br /> library. <br /> The Toy and Adaptive Equipment Lending Library allows families to <br /> borrow a variety of toys, costly child development materials, and <br /> adaptive equipment thus enabling participants to use limited <br /> financial resources on other family concerns such as housing, <br /> food, and clothing. <br /> Families are charged an annual fee which is based on income and <br /> can check out up to four toys for one month or adaptive equipment <br /> for us to four months. <br /> Over the years Arc has been successful in building an inventory <br /> of moderate priced toys that are not only fund for children but <br /> also promote child 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 /> B. Applicant: Are Anoka,Ramsey, and Suburban Inc. <br /> .1201 89th Ave. N. E., Suite 305 <br /> Blaine, MN. 55434 Phone: 783 -4958 <br /> Contact: Marianne Reich <br /> Executive Director <br /> (612) 783 -4958 Fax: (612) 783 -4900 <br /> 2 <br />