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Welcome to Protected Tomorrows TODAY™
Welcome to the first edition of Protected Tomorrows Today, our online newsletter.
We will 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 will make each newsletter brief, so that your busy schedules and full
email boxes are not inundated with long difficult to read information, but
rather interesting and informative articles with information that you can
use.
Our goal is to help families plan a safe, fulfilling life for their
loved ones with special needs or those who are aging. We will strive to
be thinking “outside the box” to find solutions, as we believe there is always
an answer to every issue. We just need to open our minds and our hearts.
We will look for input from you for areas you would like us to address and
we will welcome your comments. Please feel free to contact us at info@protectedtomorrows.com.
What is Protected Tomorrows®? 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:
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education |
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health care |
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residential |
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government benefits |
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financial |
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employment |
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legal |
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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.
2008 New Government Benefits Information
The changes in Social Security and Medicaid for 2008 are all in line with
the 2.3% COLA provided by Social Security. The updated figures for 2008
are:
| Monthly Social Security Award |
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$637 |
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| SSI Resource Limit |
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$2000/individual |
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$3000/couple |
| Monthly Substantial Gainful Activity |
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$940 |
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| Monthly Community Spouse Maintenance Allowance |
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$2,610 |
| Spousal Impoverishment |
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$104,400 |
For additional information about changes to the government benefit increases, please feel free to contact us directly.
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