About

Care That Connects

Rooted in Jewish values, we support individuals with developmental disabilities while offering stability and opportunity to our team.

Continuously evolving care

Jarc was founded in 1969 by Jewish, Metro Detroit families. At the time, it was a common belief that people with developmental disabilities belonged in institutions. There were few laws around housing rights and many landlords refused to rent to people with disabilities, leaving them with two options: move into an institution, or stay in the family home. The founders of Jarc envisioned something better. 

Forward-thinking and constantly evolving to meet changing needs, Jarc offers residential support to adults with developmental disabilities in a home setting of their choice, and respite care for families. Additionally, Jarc offers support to our team, enabling them to provide the best care possible to those we serve.

A man from the Jewish community holds up a sign that reads “EVERYONE NEEDS A HOME"

A group of original Jarc supporters and community members sit together on a floral sofa

A large group of Jarc community members and friends and family hold a sign that reads "Jarc: Care that connects"

Our leadership team

Lean but effective, our team has a proven track record of success.

Shaindle Braunstein

Chief Executive Officer

Shaindle Braunstein has worked for over 25 years in leadership roles at local social service agencies. Along with her leadership experience she has a strong background in programs, technology and finance. Shaindle has a certification in Nonprofit Management from Harvard, an M.B.A. from Walsh College, is a trustee alumnus of the Jewish Women's Foundation and was an American Express Leadership Academy Fellow. She was thrilled to be named to Crain Detroit Business’ 2022 list of Notable Women in Nonprofits.

Jacob Gottlieb

Chief Advancement Officer

As a University of Michigan graduate, Jacob has much experience in the Jewish community, having worked at the Jewish Federation of Detroit and he serves as a chair for the Residential Providers group for the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies. Jacob is also involved in JDC, Tamarack Camps, and OneTable.

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Adam Jahnke, President
Robert Colburn
Lenora Hardy-Foster
Richard Herman
Josh Katkin

Directors

Jeffrey Aisen
Harry Cohn
Julie Feinberg
Joshua Jacobs
Jeff Kopelman
Andrew Luckoff
Drew Saperstein 
Leah Ungar
Josh Zeman 

Past Presidents

Sharon Alterman
Ron Applebaum
Harry Berlin*
William Cohen *
Morton Collins*
David Carroll 
Jeff Eisenshtadt
Craig Erlich
Michael S. Feldman 
Daniel Gilbert 
David Grand
Cheryl Guyer
Howard Luckoff 
Barbara Nusbaum* 
Robert Nusbaum
Meyer Pearlman*
Joel Shere
Ronald Stone* 
Joseph Tanzman* 
Joshua Tobias 
Norman Wachler*
H. James Zack*
*of blessed memory