Reps. Davis & Raskin Champion Bill to Protect Foster Youth Assets & Benefits
December 24, 2024
December 24, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) introduced the Protecting Foster Youth Resources Act to protect the benefits and assets of foster youth by stopping states from making disabled and orphaned foster youth pay for their own care.
When child welfare entities serve as Social Security Representative Payees for foster youth, they are supposed to act as fiduciaries . . .
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) introduced the Protecting Foster Youth Resources Act to protect the benefits and assets of foster youth by stopping states from making disabled and orphaned foster youth pay for their own care.
When child welfare entities serve as Social Security Representative Payees for foster youth, they are supposed to act as fiduciaries . . .