11/9 Adult Benefits Workshop with Barbara Jackins
Part 2 in Series: Transition to the Adult World of Work, Social Services
and Benefits
Thursday, November 9th @ 7:00 PM
(registration and networking begin @ 6:30
PM)
Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
333 Nahanton Street, Newton Centre, MA 02459
Second in the series about transition and the adult world of work and social services. This workshop will teach families to prepare for the future by discussing Medicaid planning, SSI and other public benefits, guardianship, and trust administration. The speaker is the author of Special Needs Trust Administration manual: A Guide for Trustees and Legal Planning for Special Needs In Massachusetts: A Family Guide to SSI, Guardianship, and Estate Planning.
This workshop will teach families how to prepare for the future by
discussing Medicaid planning, SSI, and other public benefits, guardianship,
and trust administration. Ms. Jackins is known for demystifying government
programs, financial planning, and special needs benefits for her audiences
in a relaxed, easy-to-understand manner.
At this workshop, parents can
learn to become more confident advocates for their children, develop plans
for their futures, and teach them to some day advocate for themselves.
The
speaker is a lawyer and the author of Special Needs Trust Administration
Manual: A Guide for Trustees and Legal Planning for Special Needs in
Massachusetts: A Family Guide to SSI, Guardianship, and Estate Planning, a
no-nonsense guide to legal planning for parents of children with special
needs in Massachusetts.
Pre-registration by 11/7: $10/person. (Yesodot paid-up Member or Friend
price $7/person; Yesodot TRANSITIONS Library Members FREE). Registration
after 9/7 or @ door: $15/person.
To RSVP by 12 pm on November 7th, or to
become a Member Family or Friend, contact Alissa Kinney at 617-399-3231 or
akinney@jvs-boston.org. Checks made payable to JVS Yesodot, and mailed to:
Alissa Kinney- JVS, 29 Winter St., 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108.
We regret that we will not be able to hold spaces until payment is
received!
11/16 Building Resilience in Families Challenged by Disability: A Yesodot Parent-to-Parent Support Group
Beginning Thursday, October 19th @ 7:00 PM
Registration and networking begin @ 6:30 PM
LEVENTHAL - SIDMAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
333 Nahanton Street, Newton Centre, MA 02459
Building on last year's support group, "Healing the Dark Emotions", Yesodot
will once again begin its annual series of parent support meetings, now
entitled, "Building Resilience". The goal of tonight's meeting is to
re-establish the group from last year and welcome new members, while giving
parents the opportunity to assist each other through the emotional
challenges of parenting a child with disabilities. This initial meeting
will provide a forum to both discuss the format of the group for the coming
year, as well as to share thoughts and feelings with others parents facing
similar challenges.
All meetings will be on Thursdays, usually the third Thursday of the month
(with some exceptions) on the following dates at the JCC:
This event is $5 with pre-registration for paid up Yesodot Members and
Friends, and $15 with pre-registration for others. We recommend
pre-registering early, as space is limited. To RSVP by 12 pm on October
18th, or to become a Member Family or Friend, contact Alissa Kinney at
617-399-3231 or akinney@jvs-boston.org.
Checks made payable to JVS Yesodot, and mailed to: Alissa Kinney- JVS, 29
Winter St., 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02108.
