In a digital age, technology is often deemed the inevitable solution to any problem, and the easiest and quickest band-aid to apply. But through these two stories—of child separation at the border and of radically improving the child welfare process in Rhode Island—technologists, government administrators, and community volunteers will show how substantive change always has a root in people and practices. Speakers: Vivian Graubard, Director of Strategy for Public Interest Technology, New America Kavi Harshawat, Co-Founder, GoodCTZN, Inc Adam Williams, Assistant Administrator for Community and Planning Services, RI Dept. of Children, Youth and Families Nina Siulc, Research Director, Center on Immigration and Justice, Vera Institute of Justice Marina Nitze, Public Interest Technology Fellow, New America Moderator: Robyn Scott, Co-founder and CEO, Apolitical