For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change.
States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services.
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States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services.
States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services.
States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services.
By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor's benefits because of the death of his mother. But Jesse's bank account was empty.
States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services.