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Employee Loyalty May Lie in Family Friendly Policies

Regardless of the industry, attracting and retaining a strong workforce is key to growing a thriving business. When businesses consider their company culture, policies, and benefits, they should prioritize building a family-friendly workplace. 73% of employees in North Carolina would…

How to Build a Family-Friendly Workforce

While the benefits of family-friendly workplaces are abundantly clear to some, others may not be able to see the connection or benefit to their business, workplace, or situation. The key to a stronger economy for all North Carolinians means investing…

Creating Healthy and Inclusive Workplaces Can Prevent Violence

Honoring survivors and their families during Sexual Assault Awareness Month When we talk about sexual assault, we often focus on the impacts that violence has directly on the victim. However, sexual violence also spills over to a victim’s family. Physical…

Preventing Child Abuse Through Family-Friendly Workplace Policies

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and this year’s focus is Building Connected Communities. We know that implementing family friendly policies and programs in the workplace is one of the ways we can create strong, supportive communities around our children…

New Way to Support Employees with Young Children

A new way to support employees with young families that has taken root in Guilford County is now available in Randolph, Mecklenburg, and Forsyth counties.  Your community could be part of The Basics initiative too. The Basics Guilford, an initiative…

Greensboro Aims to Lead North Carolina – and maybe even the nation – in Family Friendly Workplaces

by Cecelia ThompsonWhat makes a city a great place to live, work, and raise a family? That’s a core question that Action Greensboro has been pursuing since its inception more than twenty years ago, and it still drives us…

Future Ready Greensboro

Action Greensboro, the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce and the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation’s Family Forward NC announced a new partnership to make Greensboro the first Family Forward NC Certified Community in the state. Through a new initiative – Future…

2022/2023 Biennial Report: Supportive Workplaces, Stronger Families

The new Family Forward NC Biennial Report– Supportive Workplaces, Stronger Families: Thousands of North Carolinians Now Work for Family Forward NC Certified Employers –  highlights the expansion of our reach, recognition, and impact for 2022/2023. Through the launch of two…

Eleven New Workplaces Join Family Forward NC List of Certified Employers

The North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF) today announced the latest round of employers who have received a Family Forward NC Certification.These eleven employers represent more than 4,600 North Carolina employees across the state, working in industries as diverse…

Business Smart: Sasser Restoration

Sasser Restoration, based in Guilford County’s Whitsett, is there for its customers on their worst days — after disasters like hurricanes or fires — to clean and mitigate damage to homes and businesses. As a Family Forward NC Certified Employer,…