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Philly took $5 million in foster children’s Social Security payments without telling them

Under this legal but controversial practice, DHS transferred the money into the city’s $5 billion general fund.

Vaughn Jackson, legal guardian to Zaveonte Winn, 17, and Xavier Winn, 14, at their home in Philadelphia in early December.
Vaughn Jackson, legal guardian to Zaveonte Winn, 17, and Xavier Winn, 14, at their home in Philadelphia in early December.Read moreTyger Williams / File Photograph
    by Steve Volk and Julie Christie, Resolve Philly
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