What is The Arc Community Trust of Pennsylvania?
The Arc Community Trust of Pennsylvania is actually a group of trusts, set up to meet the needs of those with disabilities without jeopardizing their eligibility for government benefits or increasing their financial liability for government services. The purpose is to allow parents and others, as well as beneficiaries themselves, to set aside and designate funds or other property to be used for the supplemental needs of the beneficiary, while government benefits take care of basic support and maintenance. Until the early 90’s, the receipt of funds or other assets sometimes made the disabled person ineligible for government benefits, such as Medical Assistance, SSI, and various services. Now there are ways to shelter these assets in order to use them to enhance the quality of life of the disabled person. Even people who do not use these benefits now might need them later. Although there are many kinds of trusts, those administered by the Arc Community Trust are trusts for special or sup
