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2026 MU Statewide Job Olympics Showcase

What a great day at the University of Missouri Pre-Employment Transition Services, Statewide Job Olympics Showcase! Mr. Fantastic, along with Midwest Special Needs Trust team members Miranda and Blake were pictured with Ameri-CAN Man while connecting with students,...

2026 MO Bar Family Law Conference

Casie Stephens, Associate Director, exhibited at the MO Bar Family Law Conference. Casie was able to educate family law attorneys about the importance of special needs trusts in family law matters, like divorce. Information about first party, third party, and the...

2026 Real Voices Real Choices

Ready to saddle up with a Special Needs Trust?! MSNT Trust Specialist I, Miranda Martin, exhibited at the 2026 Real Voices Real Choices Conference. To encourage attendees to stop by, MSNT’s table had a wild west theme – attendees played cornhole for the opportunity to...

2025 Mizzou Homecoming Parade

Staff and supporters showing their Tiger pride at the 2025 Mizzou Homecoming Parade! With 30,000 strong in attendance, the energy was electric—full of excitement, loads of candy, and community spirit. A fun time was...

2025 Boone Center Inc (BCI) Transition Conference

Miranda Martin, Trust Specialist I, and Lilly Vincent Kirubakaran, Trust Specialist II exhibited at the Boone Center Inc (BCI) Transition Conference. The conference focused on the transition period for individuals with...

Coastal Electric Golf Invitational

Coastal Electric Golf Invitational

MSNT Executive Director Kathy Birkes enjoys a moment with Woodhaven Chief Executive Officer Mark Palmer at the annual Coastal Electric Golf Invitational on May 6 at the Columbia Country Club. This tournament, now in its 14th year, benefits the BJ Palmer Memorial Fund...

Missouri Public Administrators Conference 2019

Missouri Public Administrators Conference 2019

Casie Stephens, Trust Specialist III, and Nathan McKee, Trust Specialist II, are working hard this week to let our Public Administrators know the “super” ways MSNT can help their clients. Our slogan for the conference-“Let us show you how to be a “HERO” of your...

Power Up 2019 AT Conference

Power Up 2019 AT Conference

Charitable Trust Specialist Heather Allen and IT Director Gabe Wilkerson exhibiting at Power Up 2019 Assistive Technology Conference on April 1, 2019. [su_spacer size="30"]

2019 Missouri Oral Health Policy Conference

2019 Missouri Oral Health Policy Conference

Executive Director Kathy Birkes and Charitable Trust Specialist Heather Allen with State Dental Director Dr John Dane at the 2019 Missouri Oral Health Policy Conference held in Jefferson City February 28 and March 1. The event was organized by the Missouri Coalition...

MSNT: A Model For the World Part 2

MSNT: A Model For the World Part 2

In October 2018, MSNT Executive Director Kathy Birkes spoke at the 5th World Congress on Adult Guardianship held in Seoul, South Korea. Just as MSNT was a leader when the concept of special needs trusts was first developed, so it remains a model for the world as the...

2018 Oklahoma Bar Association Meeting in Tulsa, OK

2018 Oklahoma Bar Association Meeting in Tulsa, OK

Mary Lou Hughes, Trust Specialist III and Craig Combs, Oklahoma Bar Association Director of Administration at the 2018 Annual Oklahoma Bar Association Meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 8, 2018. [su_spacer size="30"]

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