(NPR) State Foster Care Agencies Take Millions Of Dollars Owed To Children In Their Care

State Foster Care Agencies Take Millions Of Dollars Owed To Children In Their Care




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State Foster Care Agencies Take Millions Of Dollars Owed To Children In Their Care







Clockwise from top left: Tristen Hunter, Ethan Harvey, Malerie McClusky, Katrina Edwards, Mateo Jaime and Alex Carter.



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State Foster Care Agencies Take Millions Of Dollars Owed To Children In Their Care






In at least 36 states and the District of Columbia, child welfare agencies use a child's benefit checks to offset the cost of foster care, often leaving them with a tattered safety net as adults.