{"id":183549,"date":"2025-09-15T17:51:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T21:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=183549"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:24:12","slug":"thank-you-plan-of-ma-ri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/mari\/thank-you-plan-of-mari","title":{"rendered":"Thank You PLAN of MA &amp; RI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;176358&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.planofma-ri.org\/partners\/best-buddies-mari\/&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p>Thank you to our amazing year-round partner, PLAN of MA and RI! This year, they were the Presenting Sponsor of our spring and fall event series including the 2025 Friendship Walks, Hyannisport Golf Tournament, and Party for a Purpose Gala.<\/p>\n<p>Family is the heart of everyone\u2019s life. Sometimes members of our family need some support to help them live their \u201cbest\u201d life. PLAN (Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Inc.) a 501(c)3 nonprofit can offer your family support through the administration of a Special Needs Trust. Many people incorrectly assume that trusts are for families of significant means, but the reality is that a special needs trust can be an important part of securing the future of an individual of different abilities, regardless of the family\u2019s wealth.<\/p>\n<p>PLAN has been helping families since the late 1960s. We are professional trustees whose mission is to help disabled people preserve assets, protect access to public benefits and helping your loved one achieve a high quality of life. Each beneficiary is assigned a Service Coordinator, who is a Licensed Social Worker, for the life of the trust. These individuals have extensive experience with all types of disabilities and all ages. They will work with beneficiaries to address day-to-day and long-term needs to be met by the trust.<\/p>\n<p>The primary role of a Trustee is the responsibility of disbursement of funds, managing the trust\u2019s operation, and ensuring that it adheres to relevant federal, state regulations or any potential negative impact to benefit eligibility. There is no minimum to open a special needs trust with PLAN, but we do recommend it not be less than $10,000 to start.<\/p>\n<p>Proper planning for the future creates peace of mind. It enables a beneficiary to preserve their public benefits, supplement their needs and have the means to maintain a comfortable, healthy, and fulfilling life.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to our amazing year-round partner, PLAN of MA and RI!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2080,"featured_media":176358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"state-single-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[490],"tags":[574],"class_list":["post-183549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-massachusetts-news","tag-massachusetts-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thank You PLAN of MA &amp; RI - Best Buddies International<\/title>\n<!-- Added by HTTrack --><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" /><!-- /Added by HTTrack -->
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