N/A The mission of PLAN is to assist families in planning for the future of their disabled family member and to provide continuity of services after the principal advocate/care-givers have died or are unable to continue. PLAN does this by managing trusts set up by families for the benefit of their disabled members which: Supplement State and Federal benefits Help the individual maintain self sufficiency Prevent unnecessary hospitalizations Enhance quality of life The PLAN idea was initiated by families with disabled children. In 1990 it was given authority by the Connecticut State Assembly to exercise trust powers and to administer privately established trusts for the benefit of disabled people - those with developmental disability