JESPY House to host program on preparing for the future

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — JESPY House, a 39-year old nonprofit in South Orange that helps adults with learning and developmental disabilities to achieve their full potential and to lead independent lives, is hosting a free educational program, “Securing Our Future: An Educational Program on Long Term Strategies for People with Learning and Developmental Disabilities,” with a panel of experts. Registration is required for this event, which will be held Sunday, Oct. 1, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Judi House, 110 Irvington Ave. in South Orange. RSVP to administration@jespy.org or to 973-762-6909.

Jason Miller will present “Practical Solutions: Planning for the Care of Your Loved One When You Are Gone”; Denise Dimson Rekem will present “Special Needs Trusts and Types of Guardianship”; Daniel Staffenberg will present “Importance of Planned Gifts to a Nonprofit’s Future”; James Sonneborn will present “Overview of Planned Gifts for Charitable Purposes and Tax Benefits”; and Marty Myers will present “The JESPY Endowment – History, Purpose and Importance for Securing our Future.”