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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 securing the long-term financial well-being of your...

MSNT at MO NAELA – Missouri National Elder Law Academy

Midwest Special Needs Trust participated in the MO NAELA Winter Symposium on November 30 & December 1, 2023. Casie Stephens, Director of Trust Services, presented on Pooled Trusts and Social Security Administration POMS. We also had a table in the exhibit area....

New Executive Director for MSNT

Midwest Special Needs Trust Selects Bianca Farr as New Executive Director  Midwest Special Needs Trust (MSNT) has selected Bianca Farr as the new executive director. Farr has been serving as interim executive director since the retirement of Kathy Birkes February...

Real Voices Real Choices 2023

Madeline, Trust Specialist, and Heather, Communications and Development Director, attended the Real Voices, Real Choices conference at Margaritaville - Lake of the Ozarks, August 27 through August 29th.  Real Voices,...

DESE Transition Training Institute

Trust Specialists Shelley and Madeline gave a presentation at the MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s “Transition Training Institute.” They provided an overview of 1st and 3rd Party Trusts, Pooled...

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...

Happy Retirement Mary Lou Hughes

Happy Retirement Mary Lou Hughes

Please join us in extending best wishes to Mary Lou Hughes, who is retiring from Midwest Special Needs Trust on July 31. Mary Lou has been an esteemed member of our organization for 9 years, and she will be greatly missed.  We have all benefited from her relationship...

Brooke Trammell joins Midwest Special Needs Trust

Brooke Trammell has joined Midwest Special Needs Trust as a Trust Specialist I! Brooke joined the Midwest Special Needs Trust team in April 2021 as Trust Specialist I. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Missouri State University in May of...

MSNT Earns Gold Status on GuideStar

MSNT Earns Gold Status on GuideStar

Our Charitable grant program earned a 2021 Gold Seal of Transparency!  Annually 10 million donors look to GuideStar by Candid to review the mission, legitimacy, impact, reputation, finances, programs and leadership structure of nonprofit agencies. This compilation of...

Shelley Morse joins Midwest Special Needs Trust

Shelley Morse has joined Midwest Special Needs Trust as a Trust Specialist II! Attending the University of Missouri-Columbia, Shelley earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Master’s degree in Educational and Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in...

MSNT Transitions to True Link Financial Services!

We have exciting news!! The seamless transition from Simmons Bank to True Link Financial Services is complete! At Midwest Special Needs Trust (MSNT), we understand that in order to provide good service, a financial institution needs not only high standards and sound...

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