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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...

111th Mizzou Homecoming Parade

MSNT staff on parade!  MSNT showed tremendous hometown spirit at the 111th Mizzou Homecoming Parade. With more than one hundred floats and groups in the lineup we were thrilled to be part of the celebration.

2022 Stetson National Conference

Casie Stephens, Director of Trust Services and Shelley Morse, Trust Specialist II, attended three days of programming with nationally recognized speakers at the 2022 Stetson National Conference on Special Needs...

2018 MACDDS Conference

2018 MACDDS Conference

MSNT was excited to present and exhibit again this year at the 2018 MACDDS Conference held in Columbia, MO. Pictured are Heather Allen, Charitable Trust Specialist, and Nathan McKee, Trust Specialist II. [su_spacer size="30"]

5th Annual Educational Summit sponsored by The Arc of Missouri

5th Annual Educational Summit sponsored by The Arc of Missouri

Charitable Trust Specialist Heather Allen, Trust Specialist I Sterling Odneal, Trust Specialist III Casie Stephens and Trust Specialist II Nathan McKee at the 5th Annual Educational Summit sponsored by The Arc of Missouri on September 11, 2018. [su_spacer size="30"]

2018 Arkansas Bar Joint Meeting – Past President

2018 Arkansas Bar Joint Meeting – Past President

Immediate Past President of the Arkansas Bar Association for a few more minutes, Denise Hoggard joins MSNT Executive Director Kathy Birkes at the 120th ArkBar Annual Joint Meeting with the Arkansas Judicial Council in Hot Springs. [su_spacer size="30"]

2018 Arkansas Bar Joint Meeting – Drawing Winner

2018 Arkansas Bar Joint Meeting – Drawing Winner

Christopher Tolleson, an Arkansas Attorney and previous Juvenile Public Defender, won the drawing for the MSNT canvas bag at the 120th ArkBar Annual Joint Meeting with the Arkansas Judicial Council in Hot Springs June, 2018. Executive Director Kathy Birkes drew the...

MSNT: A Model For the World

MSNT: A Model For the World

In October 2017, MSNT Executive Director Kathy Birkes traveled as a guest of the University of Hong Kong (UHK) to participate in an international symposium on financial planning for special needs. Kathy joined experts from Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Canada,...

2017 MACDDS Annual Conference

2017 MACDDS Annual Conference

Casie Stephens, MSNT Trust Specialist III, at the MACDDS Annual Conference (October 26-27, 2017) at the Tan Tar A Resort in Osage Beach, MO where she presented on special needs trusts and ABLE accounts. [su_spacer size="30"]

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...

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