, ▁S lot kin ▁re located ▁his ▁business ▁headquarters ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Ab bey ▁R ents ▁had ▁ 9 0 ▁r ental ▁out lets ▁that ▁l ent ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁goods , ▁including ▁party ▁supplies ▁and ▁medical ▁equipment . ▁He ▁had ▁two ▁children ▁with ▁Mi ri am ▁S lot kin : ▁Mark ▁and ▁D iane . ▁ ▁Care ▁for ▁the ▁disabled ▁S lot kin ▁believed ▁that ▁pl astic ▁surg ery ▁was ▁important ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁physical ▁de form ities . ▁ ▁To ▁allow ▁his ▁belief ▁to ▁proceed , ▁S lot kin ▁opened ▁a ▁clin ic ▁that ▁provided ▁pl astic ▁surg ery — free ▁of ▁charge — to ▁people ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁otherwise ▁afford ▁the ▁correct ive ▁sur ger ies ▁necessary ▁to ▁repair ▁physical ▁de form ities ▁like ▁c left ▁pal ates ▁and ▁ha re li ps . ▁ ▁With ▁S lot kin ' s ▁financial ▁backing , ▁the ▁clin ic ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁these ▁operations . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁S lot kin ▁helped ▁to ▁start ▁E pi hab , ▁a ▁job - sk ills ▁training ▁project ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁ep ile ps y . ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁E pi hab ▁trained ▁ep ile pt ics ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sk illed ▁and ▁semi - sk illed ▁jobs ▁and ▁helped ▁them ▁find ▁positions ▁to ▁util ize ▁their ▁new ▁skills . ▁ ▁Historical ▁Inter ests ▁Another ▁av id ▁interest ▁of ▁S lot kin ' s ▁was ▁ant