When your child ages out of the school system, the support doesn't hand off — it disappears. BridgeForward is a calm, year-by-year plan, built around your child, your state, and what's actually time-sensitive.
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A plan for Carter.
He's 17 — about four years from school exit.
On pace for the legal track. Two things urgent this month.
Apply for the waiver waitlist
Decide on guardianship vs. SDM
Open an ABLE savings account
For years, the school system is your partner. Then your child turns 21, and it's gone. What follows is one of the most complex, underdocumented transitions in American healthcare.
In school, your child has a legal right to services. In the adult world, there are waitlists, budgets, and luck. Most families aren't prepared for the shift.
Medicaid waiver waitlists average 4+ years nationally. In some states, families wait decades. Most don't know to apply until it's far too late.
SSI eligibility changes. Guardianship must be established. Financial decisions made wrong can't be undone. The clock runs whether you're watching or not.
Waivers, programs, and eligibility rules vary by state and county. Families are left to piece it together alone — usually under pressure.
People have a hard time transitioning from an entitlement system to an eligibility system. You are going to look back at the school years as the good old days. Start at age 16 to remove assets from your child's name if you'll be applying for SSI — and stay in school until the law says you are done.
Three tools that turn an overwhelming, fragmented process into a clear, year-by-year plan.
Know exactly what needs to happen at age 14, 16, 18, and beyond — in your state. From SSI planning to guardianship filings, no critical window goes missed.
Coming firstDiscover which Medicaid waivers exist in your state, how to apply today, and what to do — and avoid — while you wait. Years of delay start with not knowing.
Core featureSearch day programs, group homes, vocational training, and community programs near you. Real information to find the right fit — not just a phone book.
Core featureBridgeForward meets you where you are — whether transition is years away or already in motion.
You know the transition is coming and it's overwhelming. BridgeForward gives you a fast, clear path through everything — even the things that needed to start yesterday.
You're already thinking ahead — documenting, researching, building your network. BridgeForward gives you the full roadmap so no critical window gets missed.
My son Carter is 17 and has Tetrasomy 18p — a rare chromosomal condition. He has an incredible personality and a laugh that fills a room. He also faces a transition that our family has barely begun to plan for — not because we don't care, but because the process is genuinely overwhelming.
I've spent nearly 30 years in data and technology. I know how to build things. And I couldn't find a single tool that made this easier for families like mine. So I'm building one. BridgeForward exists for Carter, and for every family staring at the same cliff.
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