Our discussion touches on the best ways to protect the Foster children in your care from identity theft.
Topics include:
- Reasons why the child in foster care is particularly vulnerable, more than a child who is not in care.
- Pulling regular credit reports and a recommended schedule.
- Recognizing warning signs that an identity has been compromised.
- Methods for securing important documentation.
- How to respond when an identify theft has occurred.
- Protecting yourself and your family when providing foster care.
- Available tools and resources for freezing a child’s credit.
- And more.
While our discussion centers on children in foster care, the principles apply to bio children as well!
Print the provided materials ahead of the session so they can be used as you follow along. See the ‘Materials’ tab, above, to access those documents.
This session was an installment of the NFPA ‘Coffee with Caregivers’ series, and was hosted by Executive Director Arnie Eby.
Our guest presenters are:
Diane Sacks, Risk Management Professional and Founder of the ID Protection Kit and Protect My Kids ID
“I’m a pioneer in the identity theft protection industry with decades of experience and a deep commitment to safeguarding individuals at every stage of life. Identity theft doesn’t discriminate by age—and that understanding led me to create the ID Protection Kit, a comprehensive solution designed to empower families with the tools and knowledge to protect their unique digital identities.
Our mission is simple: to provide practical, accessible, and effective identity protection resources that fit your lifestyle. From children to seniors, we offer tailored solutions for every family member. Through our proprietary software, parents can now easily, quickly, and securely freeze their children’s Social Security numbers across all three major credit bureaus—an essential step in preventing financial fraud before it starts.”
Learn more on LinkedIn.
Maureen Flatley, Government Relations and Strategic Consulting
Maureen Flatley is a subject matter expert in child welfare and child exploitation with a particular expertise in government reform and oversight. She provides expert consultation to policy makers, attorneys, nonprofits, families and individuals on a wide range of related issues. In 1994, she was appointed by Federal District Court Judge Thomas Hogan to serve as a strategic advisor to the LaShawn General Receiver to provide oversight of Washington, DC’s child welfare agency.
Her advocacy on Capitol Hill has resulted in the introduction, passage and implementation of a wide range of large scale reforms of child welfare, adoption and child abuse and exploitation laws.
Learn more on LinkedIn.
Discount to ProtectMyKidsID.com!
Diane Sacks has graciously provided a discount code for $10 off a credit freeze for children in foster care. See http://www.protectmykidsid.com/, and use code ‘NFPA‘ to receive that discount.