Your Reliable, Experienced Trust Partner

HOW WE SECURE FINANCIAL FUTURES

We are the ideal partner to set up and manage your client’s special needs trust.

The Arc of Northern Virginia Special Needs Trust works with lawyers, families and individuals to plan and safeguard the future for people with disabilities. We serve as Manager for more than 1,700 first-party and third-party trusts in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Our partner KeyBank serves as Trustee.

We are experts in advocacy and disability policy. We know, care for and understand people with disabilities.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST?

Anyone with a:
  • physical,
  • mental, or
  • intellectual disability
as defined by the Social Security Act.

What People Say About Us

The courts in Virginia love to have The Arc be the administrator of special needs trust. The Arc is already monitored by Social Security and they've got the experience and the expertise in doing this, so the courts are not concerned about misuse of the money. They're not going to make a mistake in a distribution and bump somebody off of public benefits.

Elizabeth, Attorney

This kind of planning really can save a family, not planning can destroy it and can really tear people apart.

Hannah, sister of trust beneficiary

It's the understanding of all individuals with disability. It's the dignity that they want to provide for people later in life.

Mother of a trust beneficiary

What We Do

We Manage Trusts

With The Arc as Manager, we let families just be families.
We make the tough calls on day-to-day spending decisions. And our partner KeyBank manages short- and long-term financial planning.

We Advocate

We are a nonprofit that promotes and protects the rights of people with disabilities.
Through Advocacy Services, we support and guide trust clients every day, from building skills to securing jobs to finding housing.

We Teach

Families, Individuals and Professionals come to us for webinars, question-and-answer roundtables, online videos, downloadable resources and referrals to knowledgeable experts.

We've Set Up

1,700+ Trusts

We Manage More Than

$39 Million

Improving Lives

Since 1999

Serving Families in

VA, MD and DC

Get In Touch

Take the next step toward helping your client with a disability secure their future with a first-party trust.

Get in touch with Trust Director Tia Marsili at tia.marsili@thearcofnova.org or (703) 208-1119, extension 101.

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