What Happens to My Child When Something Happens to Me?

Thanks to Attorney Martin Pierce (Martin Pierce Law) and Financial Planner Jeffery Babb (Battleground Financial Advisors) for spending a couple of hours with our families last night sharing the details of a Special Needs or Supplemental Needs Trusts, Guardianship, Conservatorship, and other estate planning topics.  Both men have more than 20 years experience in their fields and…

Joni & Friends Family Retreat

Joni and Friends Family Retreats provide a lifeline to families who want hope and encouragement that will last. You and your family will be blessed, inspired, and make new friendships that will last a lifetime.  At both U.S. and International Family Retreat, special-needs families receive encouragement and care in the comfort of a safe and accessible family…

Family Support Funding Still Available

Family Support Program still has funding available in all counties except McMinn. Families can obtain an application at the website familysupporttn.com  If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks! Kristi Kristi R. Tankersley, LMSW Orange Grove Center Asst. Director, Family Support Program     615 Derby Street     Chattanooga, TN 37404 tel:    423-664-5120     fax:   423-664-5122 The Tennessee…

Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities Education Travel Fund

The purpose of this fund is to: – assist Tennesseans with disabilities and their families to attend meetings, conferences and workshops held around the country and in Tennessee. – assist Tennessee conferences by providing stipends for people with disabilities and their families, and conference presenters For more information or to download an application form, click…

Estate Planning & Special Needs Trust

What happens when something happens to you? Martin Pierce is Chattanooga’s local specialist when it comes to Special Needs Trust, Conservatorship & Guardianship.   Martin Pierce is a certified estate planning law specialist and has experience in the legal areas of special needs planning, trusts, conservatorships, guardianships, Medicaid, and a host of other legal transactions.     

Fragile Kids Foundation: New Equipment Grants for Georgia Families

“For over 25 years the consistent mission of the Fragile Kids Foundation is to enhance the quality of life and wellbeing of children with support, supplies and prescribed medical equipment not covered by Georgia Medicaid or private insurance for Georgia’s medically fragile children living with chronic illnesses, genetic and traumatic disorders and orthopedic and neuro-muscular…