The Center for the Rights of Abused Children’ s History on the Issue
After becoming aware of the fact that states were using more than $160 million of children’s federal benefits to reimburse themselves for the cost of abused and neglected children’s care, in 2023, the Center ran a successful campaign to end the practice in Arizona. In 2024, the Center expanded its efforts to end this practice nationwide, advocated before state policymakers in Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri, and sought administrative and congressional reform. Our work has been compiled into a toolkit we offer as a free resource to organizations and governmental entities wishing to conserve children’s federal benefits.
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