Bullitt

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Bullitt
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Benefit Planning and the Road to Employment

• What are we doing to help our customers on their
  road to employment?

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Mutual Characteristics

• Our Customers Road
• Surface
• Speed
• Danger
• Other Peoples Agendas
• Scenery

• Bullitt and His Road
• Surface
• Speed
• Danger
• Other Peoples Agendas
• Scenery

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How is Benefit Planning a Benefit on the Road to
Employment?

• Answers Concerns
• How earnings affect benefits
• Medical Coverage
• Empowering
• Self Funding Supports

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Regional Supports

• WIPA
• PA
• RCEP7

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State Wide WIPA Projects

• Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Formally
  Known as BPAO Projects

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SSA IA Statewide WIPA Project Iowa Workforce
Development Community Work Incentive

• Sheila Stoeckel600 S. Pierce AveMason City, IA
  50401641-422-15001-800-ia4-wipaFAX
  641-422-1543Relay 711

• Suzie Paulson150 Des Moines StreetDes Moines,
  IA 50309515-281-90091-877-ia4-wipaFAX
  515-281-9096Relay 711

sheila.stoeckel_at_iwd.iowa.govsuzanne.paulson_at_iwd.i
owa.gov
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Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas,
IncKansas Benefits Counselor Network (KBCN)

• Margaret Mertes Knoff, KBCN Director
• Kansas Benefits Counselor Network (KBCN)5111 E.
  21st StreetWichita, Kansas 67208Telephone
  Number [phone]FAX Number (316)
  688-5687E-Mail addressesinfo_at_cprf.orgmargaret
  m_at_cprf.org

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Missouri WIPAs

• Show Me I Can Work
• North half of the State
• Show Me Employment
• South half of the State

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Show-Me I Can Work WIPA Project

Yellow Area
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Show Me I Can Work Project

• Show Me I Can Work
• SSA WIPA Project
• 925 S. Country Club Drive
• Jefferson City, MO 65109
• Statewide Referral [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• mopasjc_at_earthlink.net
• moadvocacy.org

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Show Me Employment Project
Blue Area
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Show Me Employment Project

• COMMUNITY WORK INCENTIVE COORDINATORS
• Evelyn Austin Mike Boyd [phone] - St.
  Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County,
  Jefferson Warren
• Theresa Scherer [phone] Crawford, Dent,
  Iron, Madison, Perry, Phelps, Reynolds, St.
  Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Washington
• Sandy Cato [phone] Bollinger, Butler,
  Cape Girardeau, Carter, Douglas, Dunklin, Howell,
  Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot,
  Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, Wayne
• Bobbi Moseley [phone] Barton, Barry,
  Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence,
  McDonald, Newton, Stone, Taney, Webster
• Maria DeBord [phone] Franklin, Gasconade,
  Maries, Miller, Osage, Pulaski, Texas, Wright
• Joanne Rosales [phone] Bates, Camden,
  Cedar, Dallas, Henry, Hickory, Laclede, Morgan,
  Polk, St. Clair, Vernon

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Easter Seals NebraskaESN Work Choice

• Michelle Ernst, CWIC
• 2727 W. 2nd Street, Suite 471
• Hastings, NE 68901
• Phone [phone] ext. 3
• Toll-Free [phone]
• FAX [phone]sernst_at_ne.easterseals.com

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Statewide Protection and Advocacy for
Beneficiaries of Social Security

• PABSS

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Iowas PABSS

• Iowa Protection and Advocacy Services 950
  Office Park Road Suite 221West Des Moines, IA
  50265515-278-2502800-779-2502 (Toll Free)
  515-278-2571 TTY515-278-0539 Faxhttp//www.ipna
  .org/

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Kansas PABSS

• Kansas Advocacy Protective Services, Inc.3745
  SW Wanamaker RdTopeka, KS 66610785-273-9661785-
  273-9414 Fax

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Missouris PABSS
Missouri Protection Advocacy Services925 S.
Country Club Drive Jefferson City, MO
65109 Statewide Referral [phone] Fax
[phone] mopasjc_at_earthlink.net moadvocacy.or
g
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Nebraska PABSS

• Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc.134 South 13th
  St.Suite 600Lincoln, NE 68508402-474-3183
  Voice/TDD800-422-6691 (Toll Free)402-474-3274
  Fax

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SSA Area Work Incentive Coordinator (AWIC)

• Area 3 Betsy Dobbs
• 803 Gray Oak Drive
• Columbia, MO
• 573-443-2175 Ext 213

• Area 1 Jonathan Sutter
• 901 Locust St. Suite 480
• KC, MO 64106
• 816-842-9453 Ext. 106
• Area 2 Jared Gaspard
• 5799 Broadmoor Ste 138
• Shawnee Mission KS
• 913-789-7963

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Regional PASS Specialist

• Tim McEvoy, PASS Specialist
• 850 Nebraska Street
• Kansas City, KS 66101
• 1-800-551-9289
• Timothy.mcevoy_at_ssa.gov
• Contact Tim any time with questions about the
  Social Security Administrations Plan to Achieve
  Self-Support program!

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Regional Disability Specialist

• Roger Rech
• SSA Regional Office
• 601 E. 12th Street Rm. 448
• Kansas City, MO 64106
• 816-936-5679

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RCEP 7

• Regional Continuing Education Program
• 98 Corporate Lake Drive
• Columbia, MO 65203
• 573-882-3807
• Fax [phone]
• Web sites
• http//www.rcep7.org/
• http//www.crprcep7.org/
• http//www.rcep7.org/ssawork/

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Panel Questions

• Customer of Benefit Planning Services
• How did you find out about the BP services?
• How did the BP services help you in the decision
  making process or what did you have to do to get
  the full benefit of the BP service?
• How would you improve the services?
• What would you tell other people about the BP
  services?
• When is the best time to receive BP services?
• Benefit Planning Service Provider
• How did your organization make the decision to
  provide BP services?
• How do these services enhance or add value to
  your employment service delivery?
• What improvements would you like to see in your
  BP services?
• What advice would you give to other employment
  service providers about adding BP services to
  their other services?
• When do you think BP services should be offered
  to your clients?