At HHS, our guiding principle is simple: every child deserves a home and a fair chance to thrive. But when state agencies stack the deck against children, we step in.
This week, @ACFHHS notified 39 governors that their states diverts current foster youths’ earned Social Security survivor benefits. Our goal is to ensure these earned benefits are no longer taken from foster youth and are instead preserved to support them as they transition out of state care.