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States rethink using foster children's federal benefits
Missouri and Maine push reforms as advocates argue that using survivor and disability benefits to fund foster care drains funds for youths aging out. States such as Maryland Colorado Oregon and New Mexico have already moved to protect benefits for individual needs or save for later, while Missouri Arizona and Maine debates highlight fiscal and legal hurdles.
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Jefferson City
Jesse Fernandez
Jesse
Missouri
Jason White
Fernandez
Maryland
Colorado
Amy Harfeld
Children’s Advocacy Institute
University of San Diego School of Law
Meg Dygert
National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators
Children’s Division
Legislative
Alexus Brandon
Brenda Keith
Brandon
Keith
Arizona
Katie Hobbs
State Department of Child Safety
Kendall Seal
Center For the Rights of Abused Children
Oregon
Tina Kotek
New Mexico
Children’s Department
Massachusetts
Roeder