PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: Frances Squire
January 14, 2008 Phone: (559) 934-2134
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD
WORKSHOP AT WEST HILLS COLLEGE LEMOORE
Planning for the future of special needs children will be the topic of a workshop at West Hills College Lemoore on Saturday Feb. 23rd from 9 a.m. until noon.
Sylvia Dorsey-Robinson, associate dean at WHCL, says that the workshop is aimed at parents of children who are disabled.
The six topic areas that will be discussed are:
1. Overview of government benefits.
2. Future planning including government benefits and eligibility for SSI and Medi-Cal.
3. Legal aspects including wills, trusts, probate, guardianship, special needs trusts and conservatorship, client self-determination and advocacy issues.
4. Financial aspects including housing needs and appropriate funding vehicles to guarantee quality of life.
5. Guardian ad litem/letter of intent.
6. How to get started and the process.
Guest speaker at the event will be Helen Kim Bass, a financial representative with New England Financial and the mother of a special needs child.
With more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, Bass is a specialist for MetLife’s Division of Estate Planning for Special Kids. Her work with the special needs community stems from a traumatic brain injury to her youngest child, Daniel, in 1986.
To RSVP for the free workshop, contact Elva Torres at (559) 925-3333. Reservations are limited to 100 people.
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: Frances Squire
January 14, 2008 Phone: (559) 934-2134
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD
WORKSHOP AT WEST HILLS COLLEGE LEMOORE
Planning for the future of special needs children will be the topic of a workshop at West Hills College Lemoore on Saturday Feb. 23rd from 9 a.m. until noon.
Sylvia Dorsey-Robinson, associate dean at WHCL, says that the workshop is aimed at parents of children who are disabled.
The six topic areas that will be discussed are:
1. Overview of government benefits.
2. Future planning including government benefits and eligibility for SSI and Medi-Cal.
3. Legal aspects including wills, trusts, probate, guardianship, special needs trusts and conservatorship, client self-determination and advocacy issues.
4. Financial aspects including housing needs and appropriate funding vehicles to guarantee quality of life.
5. Guardian ad litem/letter of intent.
6. How to get started and the process.
Guest speaker at the event will be Helen Kim Bass, a financial representative with New England Financial and the mother of a special needs child.
With more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, Bass is a specialist for MetLife’s Division of Estate Planning for Special Kids. Her work with the special needs community stems from a traumatic brain injury to her youngest child, Daniel, in 1986.
To RSVP for the free workshop, contact Elva Torres at (559) 925-3333. Reservations are limited to 100 people.