Special Needs
About Special Needs
How Does a Special Needs Attorney Help?
Whether your loved one with special needs is an adult or a child born with special needs, we can help your family. Our mission is to work as an advocate for your loved one throughout his or her life: from on-going decision making, applying for Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid, to setting up trusts, and even acting as trustee for your child's assets after your death, if you so desire.
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View or Download The Theresa Foundation Pooled Trust of New York brochure in pdf format.
Vincent J. Russo, special guest on WFAS Radio (1230AM), discusses The Theresa Foundation.
The Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that touches the lives of children with special needs, and their families, by funding programs focused on art, music, dance and recreation.
Founded in 1992 to honor the memory of Theresa Alessandra Russo, the Foundation hosts a variety of annual events and programs. The proceeds are used to fund grants for local and national organizations that provide children with special needs the opportunity to participate in art, music, dance and recreation programs.
The Center For Special Needs Trust Administration, Inc. (The Center) is a not-for-profit 501 (3)c corporation that offers a solution to the problem of finding satisfactory trustee services by providing such services for special needs trusts.
4912 Creekside Drive
Clearwater, Florida 33760
(877) 766-5331
To join the Trust, the beneficiary or representative, must complete a Joinder Agreement, and contribute assets to the Trust. There are other specific requirements, but the Joinder Agreement provides a set of instructions to be followed so that a beneficiary can more easily meet these specific requirements.
For more information on how to join, please contact
The Center For Special Needs
Trust Administration, Inc. at
(877) 766-5331
View or Download The Theresa Pooled Trust brochure in pdf format.
Sitting on the beach, I wondered…
How many grains of sand are there?
How many fish are in this vast ocean
and what are they all doing?
Just questions?
My Planning Tip of the Day is Make a Difference!
So many charities can use your help.
We can provide you with ways to support your favorite charities which will change lives. As a bonus, you can even save taxes.
Learn about the 1% Club at my law firm and help a charity.
This is just an example of my new radio spots airing on Long Island's WHLI-AM 1100 as Elder Law Minute and on KJOY-FM 98.3 as Planning For Tomorrow, Today segments. Please tune in!
We also post these segments to this website. Be sure and listen to our other Planning for Tomorrow, Today segments in the Audio Resources section of our website. And check back for new podcasts and radio spots.
Vincent and Susan Russo appear on Telecare's Good News program to discuss Family Comes First, The Theresa Foundation and The Theresa Academy of the Performing Arts.
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