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Join us 12/13/23: Join Darcy Olsen, CEO and Founder of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children, David Lujan, Cabinet Executive Officer, Arizona Department of Child Safety, Anne Ronan, Staff Attorney, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest and Drew Shaffer, Director, The William E. Morris Institute for Justice for a robust discussion on the passage and implementation of the first comprehensive state law in the nation to protect foster children’s social security, disability, and veteran survivor benefits! What you may not know is that very year, tens of thousands of children enter foster care eligible for over $160 million dollars in federal disability and survivor benefits. Shamefully, state governments across the country take foster children’s benefits, often without the children even knowing. This reform stops that practice.
We’ll explore the implementation of this new law and how you can bring this powerful reform to your state. Also, you’ll want to stay tuned for discussion on recent developments at the federal level to stop states from stealing children in foster care’s social security and survivor benefits.