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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...

2026 PLAN Annual Conference

Bianca Farr, Executive Director, Casie Stephens, Associate Director, and Shelley Morse, Director of Trust Services, had the opportunity to attend the National PLAN (Planned Lifetime Assistance Network) Annual...

2025 Family Partnership Parent and Caregiver Retreat

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 parents of children with special needs, providing...

MYTHS about Special Needs Trusts

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

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

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...

Thompson Center Autism Conference

Thompson Center Autism Conference

Trust Specialists Shelley and Madeline attended the 18th Annual Thompson Center Autism Conference and Parent Day in St. Charles.  Parent Day took place on September 13th and the Conference took place on September 14th and 15th.  The conference is presented by the...

Real Voices Real Choices 2023

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, Real Choices is an annual event presented by the...

DESE Transition Training Institute

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 Trust Organizations, ABLE Accounts, and MSNT’s...

Community Engagement Conference

Community Engagement Conference

Casie Stephens, Director of Trust Services, attended the Community Engagement Conference held in Kirksville, MO on 03/25/2023. She provided information on pooled special needs trusts and the charitable grant program to attendees. She also had the opportunity to...

Charting the LifeCourse Showcase

Charting the LifeCourse Showcase

Casie Stephens, Director of Trust Services, attended the Charting the LifeCourse 7th Annual Showcase. During the Showcase, Casie learned about how the framework and tools created by Charting the LifeCourse can help individuals with disabilities “live their best life”....

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