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House subcommittee opens hearing on using technology to help foster youth, LaHood says modernization urgent
Summary
Chairman Darren LaHood opened a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing framing technology as a key tool to improve Chafee program outcomes for transition-age foster youth, citing gaps in state systems, high trauma rates, and an executive order calling for modernization.
Chairman Darren LaHood opened a House Ways and Means Welfare and Work subcommittee hearing calling for modernization of state child welfare systems and wider use of technology to support transition‑age foster youth.
"Youth aging out of foster care are one of the most vulnerable populations in our country," LaHood said, and cited statistics he described as stark: "80 percent of foster youth experience trauma before adulthood," and "nearly 35 percent of former foster youth experience homelessness by age 21." He said the hearing will examine how technology and…
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