• A family and child-centered approach to Social Security benefit management; • Methodology to conserve Social Security funds for children and youth in DHS care; • Types of Conservator Accounts that minimize the impact of eligibility for future benefits (i.e. public benefits); • Process for establishing, maintaining, and transferring accounts; • Ways to assist families in all cases with becoming the representative payees upon reunification or adoption; • Ways to assist youth transitioning out of care with ways to access and/or establish bank accounts, provide financial literacy and other related assistance; • Understanding tax implications for children and youth who receive benefits; • Process for determining amount/percentage of federal benefits to be conserved; and • Guidelines for releasing funds which shall include financial literacy education.