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These foster youths say the state of Alaska pocketed thousands of dollars that belonged to them Nationwide, government agencies take money owed to foster children with disabilities or a deceased parent, The Marshall Project and NPR found. And most kids never know it’s gone. Author: Eli Hager, The Marshall Project with Joseph Shapiro, NPR Published 2 hours ago Print article Tristen Hunter was 16 and preparing to leave foster care in Juneau, when a social worker mentioned that the state agency responsible for protecting him had been taking his money for years. Tristen Hunter, 21, o...

April 22, 20217:00 AM ET Eli Hager Tristen Hunter was 16 and preparing to leave foster care in Juneau, Alaska, when a social worker mentioned that the state agency responsible for protecting him had been taking his money for years. Hunter's mother died when he was little, and his father later went to prison, court records show, leaving him in a foster home. In the years that followed, he was owed nearly $700 a month in federal survivor benefits, an amount based on Social Security contributions from his mother's paychecks. He doesn't remember Alaska's Office of Children's Ser...

State Foster Care Agencies Take Millions Of Dollars Owed To Children In Their Care Thursday, April 22, 2021 Clockwise from top left: Tristen Hunter, Ethan Harvey, Malerie McClusky, Katrina Edwards, Mateo Jaime and Alex Carter. Ash Adams for NPR Tristen Hunter was 16 and preparing to leave foster care in Juneau, Alaska, when a social worker mentioned that the state agency responsible for protecting him had been taking his money for years. Hunter's mother died when he was little, and his father later went to prison, court records show, leaving him in a foster home. In the years that followed, h...

Clockwise from top left: Tristen Hunter, Ethan Harvey, Malerie McClusky, Katrina Edwards, Mateo Jaime and Alex Carter. Credit: Ash Adams for NPR State Foster Care Agencies Take Millions Of Dollars Owed To Children In Their Care By at 4:00 am NPR Tristen Hunter was 16 and preparing to leave foster care in Juneau, Alaska, when a social worker mentioned that the state agency responsible for protecting him had been taking his money for years. Hunter's mother died when he was little, and his father later went to prison, court records show, leaving him in a foster...