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    About the California Achieving a Better Life Experience (CalABLE) Program For many people with disabilities, the fear of losing critical public benefits, coupled with the high cost of support expenses, has limited them from building financial security. Until recently, individuals receiving federal...

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  • Address Change Form

  • Am I able to pause my card temporarily?

    The ABLE Visa® Card can be paused temporarily or closed at any time. Simply log in to your card administrator dashboard and click the “Account” tab. Then select the green “Temporarily disable” or “Permanently close card” button. Alternatively, you can contact ABLE Visa® Prepaid Card support at...

  • Am I eligible for a CalABLE account?

    If you developed a disability or blindness before the age of 26 and are eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, or have a signed Diagnosis Form from a licensed physician, you can open a CalABLE account.

  • Are CalABLE accounts like my bank checking or savings account?

    CalABLE accounts have some similar features, but they are not checking or savings accounts. CalABLE accounts are a special form of investment account. You will be saving or investing your money in different options provided. While you can still withdraw and spend your money as-needed, CalABLE...

  • Are gift-givers charged a fee when they contribute through my page?

    It depends on the method of payment they use:  Debit card fees are 2.59% of the contribution + $0.49.  There is no fee for transfers from a bank account (ACH). 

  • Are there limits on how many times I can withdraw money from my account?

    No. There are no limits on how many times you can make withdrawals.

Sign up and start saving

Once you are ready to enroll, you can set up your account here online. When opening a CalABLE account, make sure you have ready identifying information about the beneficiary, the qualifying disability, and how the CalABLE account will be funded.

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Still have questions?

You can contact us online, give us a call Monday through Friday, at 1-833-225-2253 from 6am–5pm PT, or you can browse frequently asked questions.

Individuals with speech or hearing disabilities may dial 711 to access Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) from a telephone or TTY.

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Consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing in the California 529A Qualified ABLE Program (CalABLE Program). Please call toll-free 833-Cal-ABLE (833-225-2253) or read our Program Disclosure Statement (PDF) containing this and other information. Read it carefully.

Before investing in any ABLE program, you should consider whether your home state provides its taxpayers with favorable state tax or other benefits that are only available through investment in the home state's ABLE program. You also should consult your financial, tax, or other adviser to learn more about how state-based benefits (or any limitations) would apply to your specific circumstances. You also may wish to directly contact your home state's ABLE program, or any other ABLE program, to learn more about those plans' features, benefits and limitations. State-based benefits should be one of many appropriately weighted factors to be considered when making an investment decision.

The CalABLE Program is offered by the State of California. Vestwell State Savings LLC is the program manager. Vestwell Advisors LLC is the investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

None of the State of California, its agencies, Vestwell State Savings LLC or Vestwell Advisors LLC nor any of their applicable affiliates insures accounts or guarantees the principal deposited therein or any investment returns on any account or investment option, and you may lose the principal amount invested. They also do not provide legal, financial, tax, or investment advice to any individual. The FDIC-Insured Portfolio is FDIC-insured up to $250,000, subject to certain restrictions. Interests in the CalABLE Program are not registered with or in any way approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities commission.

The Plan Web site is for informational purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any security that may be referenced on the site. Such offer or solicitation can be made only through the Disclosure Statement.

The Plan Web site contains links to other Web sites. Neither the Plan nor Vestwell State Savings LLC and its affiliates are responsible for the content of those other Web sites. The accuracy of information on those sites cannot be confirmed.

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