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Pooled Trusts

So, what is a pooled trust? The Center for Disability Rights provides a more detailed overview, but in a nut shell it's either a first or third party (or both) Special Needs Trust managed by a non-profit. The advantage to using a pooled trust is the money

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Eric Jorgensen
Dec 14, 2016
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This month rather than focusing on just one non-profit, I'm highlighting (3). Living in the DC metro area those of us with a family member with a disability are fortunate enough to have several options available to us - in Maryland, The First Maryland Disability Trust; Shared Horizons in DC; and The Arc of Northern Virginia Trust. It's important to note…

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