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There is a new law in place that protects aging-out youth from becoming victims of identity theft. That's right, identify theft! Studies estimate that up to 30% of youth who age out of care have had adults use their social security numbers and personal information to get credit cards, loans or to use for other criminal activity.
It is already such a struggle to be a youth in foster care, aging out of the system - this creates just another road block to financial independence.
This past September, President Barack Obama signed a bill into law that requires the foster care system to do a credit check for every child aging out of the system. Not only is this credit check required, the system must help fix any issues that come to light.
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