Planning for the Future
Financial Planning
Residential Options
Person Centered Planning
To Begin Planning, it may help to consider:
What plans do you have for housing, employment, and community living?
What public services or benefits will your son or daughter receive?
What support will your son or daughter need for decision making and daily living? Will he/she need guardianship?
Who will be involved in the planning process? Define individuals and their roles: Planning Team.
Do you have a long-term financial plan?
Communicate with other families and specialists for guidance
Many professionals support adults with I/DD and their families. Healthcare providers, lawyers, and financial planners have specific roles in supporting families and helping with the planning process.
NJ Arc:
Why Planning for the Future is Important
The Arc Center for Future Planning: Recorded Webinars on Future Planning
Special Needs Trusts & ABLE Accounts
Basic Information for Financial Planning
Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts help save and manage money without impacting benefits such as SSI and Medicaid. Both of these can be important tools for financial planning
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Special Needs Attorneys for Guardianship and Financial Planning:
Recommended by Bergen County Parents
Will & Trusts:
Planning for a Secure Future
Hinkle Prior & Fischer, P.C.
Housing Resources:
The Supportive House Association of NJ
Group Homes and Day Programs:
Are they the only options?
Additional Planning Tools
Charting the LifeCourse Tools help with planning
Arc of NJ Center for Planning: Build a Plan