Family Forward NC is an innovative initiative to improve children’s health and well-being and keep North Carolina’s businesses competitive. It is employer-led change to increase access to research-based, family-friendly practices — big and small — that improve workplace productivity, recruitment and retention; grow a strong economy; and support children’s healthy development.
Business Smart.
Family-friendly workplaces have a strong competitive advantage.
Family Friendly.
The benefits of family-friendly workplaces are numerous and long-lasting.
Future Ready.
To prepare our future workforce for success, we have to start in early childhood.
Families Have Changed.
But workplaces haven’t.
Seventy-five percent of US mothers and fifty percent of US fathers say they’ve passed up work opportunities, switched jobs, or quit to care for their children.Footnote # 1
Family Forward in Action
Invite: Learn more about the Family Forward NC Employer Certification
Do you know what R. Riveter, Computerway Food Systems, the Charlotte Bilingual Preschool and the Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity have in common? They’re all Family Forward NC Certified Employers! Launched…
Employers Can Play Pivotal Role to Support Employees Who’ve Experienced Harassment, Assault
More than eight in 10 women and four in 10 men nationwide say they have experienced some form of sexual assault or harassment, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource…
Building Strong and Resilient Rural Businesses, Families, and Communities
Small businesses are an important and growing sector of employers, especially in NC’s rural communities. Their success rests on their ability to recruit and retain workers. That’s why Lisa Finaldi…