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Nonprofit witnesses urge prioritizing 'relational health' and training alongside tech
Ways and Means: House Committee — Work and Welfare Subcommittee · November 19, 2025
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Summary
Connect Our Kids, Lawrence Hall and Think of Us told lawmakers that family connections and workforce supports are the core of positive outcomes for foster youth and that technology must multiply — not replace — that relational work.
Dr. Jennifer Jacobs of Connect Our Kids framed "relational health" — connections to caring adults who provide belonging and identity — as the foundational sixth goal of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program. She said Connect Our Kids' tools have been piloted to serve tens of thousands of children and recommended clearer guidance…
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