SSN requirement on adoption/foster appn?

[nitros_mommy]

I'm the foster coordinator for German Shepherd Rescue here in Florida, we don't ask for SSN, i don't understand why it would be needed? It's not like you are getting paid to foster a dog.

I would seriously look at this, and i would not relinquish ANY financial information to anyone.

We do background checks on our fosters and adopters but we don't use SSN's

[SouthernThistle]

How would I handle this?

If a background check required a SSN, then I would ask the rescue what service they are using to run a background check with as well as contact information. I would explain to them that I don't feel safe giving out my SSN, and I would be more than happy to run a background check on MY dime for them.

Then, I would give the SERVICE my SSN (as long as they were reliable) to run the check. Never would I give my SSN out to someone else to give to another person to run a check.

[moei]

Thanks everyone. My friend was asked to give her SSN by a rescue that she wants to foster for and when she mentioned it to me, I felt that it was too risky.

Glad to know others share my reservations about this. Was wondering if I was getting too

[middleofnowhere]

They probably need it to run a background check.
She could always ask them why they wanted it.