The Subcommittee on Work and Welfare of the House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing titled: Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing on Leaving the Sticky Notes Behind: Harnessing Innovation and New Technology to Help America’s Foster Youth Succeed.

Speakers discussed ways to harness modern technology and innovation to help America’s foster youth succeed. Each expert stressed key points such as the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to strengthen personal and institutional connections,  ways modernization can help ease the administrative burdens known to reduce direct contact with foster youth, and to identify, support unmet needs, and connect foster youth to necessary services.