Please register to join us on Wednesday, April 17th at 12:00 PM for a lunchtime webinar and discussion: Vermont is using children’s SSI benefits to fund our foster care system.  This issue has made headlines in the national media:

“The Marshall Project and NPR have found that in at least 36 states and Washington, D.C., state foster care agencies comb through their case files to find kids entitled to these benefits, then apply to Social Security to become each child's financial representative, a process permitted by federal regulations. Once approved, the agencies take the money, almost always without notifying the children, their loved ones or lawyers.”

Join our discussion with national experts and advocates on April 17th to learn more about this problem, the situation in Vermont, and the work being done to find a policy solution.