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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...

Disciples Development Conference 2023

Executive Director Kathy Birkes joined the Christian Church Foundation at their Disciples Development Conference in San Antonio 1/10-13/23. Kathy presented on Special Needs Trusts, ABLE accounts and the Charitable...

Winter Elder Law Symposium

Casie Stephens, Director of Trust Services and Keith Brunstrom, Attorney at the Winter Elder Law Symposium in St. Charles, Missouri.

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"]

2018 National Philanthropy Day

2018 National Philanthropy Day

MSNT staff in attendance at the National Philanthropy Day 2018 luncheon on Friday, November 2, 2018 in Columbia, MO. [su_spacer size="30"]

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