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2026 Jerry Zafft Award

On Friday May 1, Midwest Special Needs Trust had the privilege of honoring, Sarah Giboney, a truly dedicated and longstanding board of trustees’ member with the prestigious Jerry Zafft Award. Her years of commitment, leadership, and passion have made a lasting impact...

St. Louis Special School District’s Transition Night

MSNT Trust Specialist I, Miranda Martin, exhibited at the 2026 Saint Louis Special School District’s Transition Night. Families with school-aged children attended to gather valuable information needed for their children’s future. This event equipped families with the...

The Arya Foundation Disability Awareness Convention

Miranda Martin, Trust Specialist I, exhibited at the 2026 Arya Foundation Disability Awareness Convention. Families and caregivers gathered information on resources available for current or future needs. MSNT has attended this event for three years and always look...

National Family Caregivers Month

November is National Family Caregivers Month — a time to recognize, support, and celebrate the millions of individuals who dedicate their time, energy, and love to caring for family members with disabilities or chronic...

2025 United for Neurodiversity Conference

Casie Stephens, Associate Director, attended the United for Neurodiversity Conference in. St. Peters over the weekend! The conference brought together families, professionals, and advocates for the common cause of...

2022 Stetson National Conference

2022 Stetson National Conference

Casie Stephens, Director of Trust Services and Shelley Morse, Trust Specialist II, attended three days of programming with nationally recognized speakers at the 2022 Stetson National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts. 

Real Voices Real Choices 2022

Real Voices Real Choices 2022

MSNT was pleased to be an exhibitor at the Real Voices Real Choices Consumer Conference held at Margaritaville at the Lake of the Ozarks on August 28 – August 30, 2022.  The event was coordinated by the Missouri Department of Mental Health and the Missouri Mental...

Power Up Assistive Technology Conference 2022

Power Up Assistive Technology Conference 2022

David Baker, Director of Missouri Assistive Technology and MSNT’s Gabe Wilkerson at the 2022 Power Up Assistive Technology Conference in Blue Springs, MO. The Power Up conference brought together a diverse group of educators, care providers, and health care...

Missouri Coalition for Oral Health

Missouri Coalition for Oral Health

MSNT Charitable Trust Specialist Heather Cooper and Associate Director Bianca Farr at the 2022 Missouri Coalition for Oral Health Policy Conference sponsored by the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health.  The conference featured national speakers as well as local leaders...

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

MSNT’s Casie Stephens, Director of Trust Services, with Dr. Stana Martin at MoNAELA, the Kansas City, Missouri meeting of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.  Dr. Martin assists the elderly and individuals with disabilities with long term care and insurance...

Brain Injury Association of MO 2021 Statewide Conference

Brain Injury Association of MO 2021 Statewide Conference

MSNT’s Gabe Wilkerson with Dr. Kelli Barton, Director of Health and Aging, and Senior Research Assistant Emma Swinford, both from UMKC Institute for Human Development.   Dr. Barton spoke about key findings from the 2020 Missouri Traumatic Brain Injury Targeted Needs...

Association of Trust Organizations Annual Meeting

Association of Trust Organizations Annual Meeting

MSNT Executive Director Kathy Birkes and Associate Director Bianca Farr at the 2021 Annual Meeting Association of Trust Organizations with Bill Rankin of WERankin Interests and ATO President Stuart Allen of the Allen Trust Company. September 21, 2021

42nd Annual MOKAN Trust and Financial Services Conference

42nd Annual MOKAN Trust and Financial Services Conference

MSNT Trust Specialist II Randy Williamson and Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech at the 42nd Annual MOKAN Trust and Financial Services Conference. The conference was held August 18, 19 and 20th in Kansas City, MO.  Dr. Kohl spoke on the Economic Mega...

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