How a Simple Trust Keeps People with Disabilities Independent
The Income Spend Down Trust allows people with modest income overages—up to $500 per month— to deposit that excess into a special trust, keeping them eligible for the Medicaid Waiver.
From people with disabilities and their families to the professionals who support them, you've found your resource for both expert social service support and trust management.
Our professional Trust Administrators average 20 years of experience with social service and government benefits.
We offer three types of special needs trusts. Each allows you to preserve your funds so that you are able to pay for necessities - like home modifications, adapted vehicles and specialized treatments or medications - while maintaining eligibility for lifelong supports and services.
Empowered Voices meet virtually on the third Thursday of each month from 6 - 8 p.m. Achieva's Empowered Voices Leadership Group is driven by the voices and interests of its self-advocates.
The PA ABLE Savings Program provides people with disabilities the opportunity for greater control of their finances and to plan a more secure future. It is a savings program offering people with qualifying disabilities a way to save that does not affect their means-tested benefits.
Join us for a hybrid conference at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in Homestead, PA, focused on the latest in disability services, benefits, and future planning.
We offer no-cost consultations regarding issues such as government benefits and future planning. It’s never too early or too late to start planning for the future.
The Income Spend Down Trust allows people with modest income overages—up to $500 per month— to deposit that excess into a special trust, keeping them eligible for the Medicaid Waiver.
More than 900 Pennsylvanians with disabilities received essential assistance this year thanks to the Achieva Family Trust's Charitable Residual Program, which distributed nearly $2 million in grants during the last fiscal year.
In the early 1970s, Ginny joined Arc Allegheny — now part of The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh at Achieva. Her advocacy was hands-on and unrelenting. She led unannounced inspections, documented violations, confronted officials, and engaged the media to expose abuse at state-run institutions.