Protected Tomorrows, Inc. is an advocacy firm that enhances the lives of people with special needs through a comprehensive life planning process. Our nationwide network of Advocates creates Future Care Plans™, which addresses the needs of the individual with developmental disabilities, mental illness, physical disabilities, or cognitive and neurological diseases in the following areas:
education
residential
financial
legal
health care
government benefits
employment
recreation
The Future Care Plan is a comprehensive way to approach and address the fears, hopes and dreams of families with a special needs member whether that member has a developmental disability like autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome or Angelmans syndrome; mental illness; or other diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Lou Gehrig’s (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), and Multiple Sclerosis.
How does Protected Tomorrows help families with special needs?
We train professionals to give families the information and attention they need to plan a safe and fulfilling life for their loved one.
We serve as a resource with our connections to legal, financial, medical and social service professionals; parents and other family members; providers; and other advocates working together to find innovative solutions for families.
We help families work through the quagmire of government benefits and the application process for their loved one.
We inspire real change in the special needs community through presentations and workshops on life planning focusing on family communication, special needs trusts and government benefits.
Who are Protected Tomorrows® Advocates?
Our Advocates are professionals with a personal understanding of the unique family dynamics associated with a person with special needs.
Our Advocates are located across the nation—from coast to coast—and come from all walks of life. They have experience in business, finance, education, medicine and social services.
Our Advocates give families peace of mind and the realization that their fears will be addressed and understood.
Our Advocates want to make an impact in the lives of families with special needs.
There are several different workshops available to your group. Protected Tomorrows Advocates will present a custom workshop for your families who have a loved one with special needs. All presentations and workshops may be customized to meet the needs of your family group or organization.
When you have a relative with special needs, planning for the future
can feel overwhelming and complicated. Make the wrong decision
and your family member may lose important benefits.
Protected Tomorrows® helps you plan for the future so you and
your loved one can live, work and play to the fullest.
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Announcing...
Protected Tomorrows LIVE! Special Needs Directory
Families with a loved one with special needs are always searching for answers. Some of the best information is obtained from other families, as well as professionals and organizations. Protected Tomorrows LIVE! is a resource directory that allow families and organizations to share valuable information in all areas of assistance. Families can search for resources in their local area as well as nationwide, enabling them to have access to data to improve the lives of their family member.
Listen to Mary Anne Ehlert, founder of Protected Tomorrows, talk about family communication, getting organized, and properly planning for a loved one with special needs on WGN Radio’s “The Steve Cochran Show.” (original airdate: Friday, Jan. 18, 2008).
What a beautiful gift to give yourself or someone you know with a loved one with a developmental disability —whether it’s a parent who has a child with autism, cerebral palsy or Down syndrome, or a friends who has a parent with Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease.
