Digital Tools To Connect Families With the Safety Net

MACo’s 2026 Summer Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by Nava! 

About Nava: 
Nava’s founders recognized that modern technology skills could help our public institutions be more effective, efficient, and adapt to the challenges of the digital age. In 2015, they formed Nava as a public benefit corporation to transform government services, programs, and agencies using skills in engineering, data, design, and product delivery. As a technology company and public benefit corporation, they remain dedicated to making public services simple and effective in a world of constant change. 

Nava | A public benefit corporation 

SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE SESSION:

Title: Digital Tools To Connect Families With the Safety Net

Description: Staff at county departments of social services often need to spend significant time and energy on paperwork and administrative tasks. Advances in AI provide an opportunity to use technology to handle some of these tasks – empowering staff to focus on the human aspect of their jobs. Nava Labs uses philanthropic funding to prototype safety-net innovations that counties can’t fund directly. Nava builds and tests new approaches to delivering public services, evaluates what works, and advocates for scaling proven solutions. Join this session where experts will showcase pilot results from a suite of open source AI-powered tools helping caseworkers and families navigate and enroll in public benefits.

Date: 8/13/2026 

Time: 12:15 PM−12:45 PM 

Be sure to register for MACo’s Summer Conference to attend this session and many more! 

MACo’s Summer Conference, “Build What’s Next,” will be held at the Roland Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, MD, on August 12-15, 2026. 

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