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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 Family Partnership Parent and Caregiver Retreat

Shelley Morse, Director of Trust Services, and Lilly Vincent Kirubakaran, Trust Specialist II, exhibited at the 2025 Family Partnership Parent and Caregiver Retreat. This annual retreat is an important weekend for many...

MYTHS about Special Needs Trusts

Discussing Four Myths About Establishing a Special Needs Trust Planning for the future of a loved one with a disability is an important, and often overwhelming, task. Special Needs Trusts (SNTs) can be invaluable in...

2017 Real Voices Real Choices

2017 Real Voices Real Choices

Charitable Trust Specialist Heather Allen, Trust Specialist III Casie Stephens, Trust Specialist I Donald Hiatt and Co-Chair of the 2017 Real Voices Real Choices Conference Garrett Lawrence at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, MO August 20-22, 2017. [su_spacer...

17th Annual Family Law Conference

17th Annual Family Law Conference

MSNT Trust Specialist III Casie Stephens and Charitable Trust Specialist Heather Allen at the 17th Annual Family Law Conference in Branson, Missouri August 3-4, 2017. [su_spacer size="30"]

2017 Arkansas Bar Association

2017 Arkansas Bar Association

Executive Director Kathy Birkes and Trust Specialist II Mary Lou Hughes providing pooled trust educational materials at the Arkansas Bar Association Annual meeting in Hot Springs, AR June 14-16, 2017. [su_spacer size="30"]

2017 Women’s Expo

2017 Women’s Expo

MSNT Trust Specialist II Mary Lou Hughes with Jefferson City Zonta Club President Peggy Jensen at the 2017 Women’s Expo in Jefferson City, Missouri May 16, 2017. [su_spacer size="30"]

2017 MOKAN Trust Conference

2017 MOKAN Trust Conference

MSNT Trust Specialist II Mary Lou Hughes with Missouri Bankers Association Vice President Cheri Messerli at the 2017 MOKAN Trust Conference in Kansas City, Missouri May 10-12, 2017. [su_spacer size="30"]

2017 Missouri Public Administrators Conference

2017 Missouri Public Administrators Conference

Executive Director Kathy Birkes and Trust Specialist III Casie Stephens attending the Missouri Public Administrators conference in Festus, MO April 25-27, 2017. [su_spacer size="30"]

2017 Camp Wonderland Case Manager Picnic

2017 Camp Wonderland Case Manager Picnic

MSNT Trust Specialist III Casie Stephens with Camp Wonderland Executive Director Cory Polk at the Case Manager Picnic in Rocky Mount, Missouri on April 6, 2017. [su_spacer size="30"]

2017 Brain Injury Conference

2017 Brain Injury Conference

MSNT Trust Specialist II Mary Lou Hughes and Cindy Evert Christ Project Manager with the Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska at the 2017 Brain Injury Conference in Kearney, Nebraska March 23. [su_spacer size="30"]

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