Abilis Offers Free Info Session On Government Benefits

Press release from Alibis:

Feb. 26, 2021

Abilis, the nonprofit organization that provides services and support for individuals with special needs and their families, is hosting a FREE virtual information session – Maximizing Government Benefits for Young Adults with Special Needs Entering the Workforce - on Thursday, March 4, 2020, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The information session will be held on Zoom. The virtual webinar is designed to help parents, caregivers and young adults with special needs to learn to maintain their government benefits while having a job. For young adults with a disability, having a job is very important. It provides money, a sense of purpose, and responsibility. Entering the workforce can prompt many questions and concerns about how earnings from working may affect their Government benefits such as with Medicaid (HUSKY), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and SNAP. This information session is open to the public and offered at no cost. Seats are limited and registration is required. Please register at abilis.us/calendar.

Presenters are Michael Beloff, CFP®, ChSNC®, CAP®, ChFC®, RICP®, Wealth Advisor, Stratos Wealth Management, and Jennifer Tenney, WIPA Program Manager at West Virginia University
Michael Beloff has more than 15 years of financial services experience, enabling him to look at the complex issues facing families and small businesses from different perspectives to create strategies and tactics personalized for their specific opportunities, issues, needs, and goals. Inspired by his son with Autism, Michael has become a Chartered Special Needs Consultant® with extensive training and continuing education on the complex topics and particular challenges of caring for a dependent with special needs, including the constant changes in federal and state laws. Michael's expertise and ability to educate and empower has made him a noted speaker on the topic of special needs planning at both national and local venues including the National Autism Association, the Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress, the Autism Society of America, the US Autism and Asperger Association and COPAA. He has also appeared on CNN and in various publications including Financial Advisor magazine. He is a board member and treasurer of Abilis and a board member of SEEK CT, as well as a member of the First Selectman's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities in Greenwich.

Jennifer Tenney has served in the field of employment for people with disabilities for over 17 years. Ms. Tenney is currently the Employment Area of Emphasis Coordinator and Primary Investigator of the Social Security funded Work Incentives, Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Grant at West Virginia University’s Center for Excellence in Disabilities. She supervises the Community Rehabilitation Program through the WV Division of Rehabilitation Services and is involved with West Virginia’s Project SEARCH as well. She is considered a subject matter expert in the area of working while receiving federal Social Security benefits.

This press release was produced by Alibis. The views expressed here are the author's own.