North Carolina
Business Smart: North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
When Cody Brandon had her first child, Cassidy, she and her husband George were part of the 74 percent of public-sector workers without paid family leave. So they pulled together their vacation and sick leave to have what paid time…
NC Department of Commerce: Invest in Children, Working Families to Invest in NC’s Workforce
The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s (NCDoC) recently released Economic Development Strategic Plan calls for investment in children and working families as a way to build a more prosperous and resilient economy. The plan, First in Talent, is required by…
Announcing our Rapid Response Program to Inspire Employers to be Business Smart, Family Friendly and Future Ready During and After the Covid-19 Crisis
Family-friendly workplace policies are essential now more than ever to the business bottom line and to child and family health and well-being.That’s why we created our new Rapid Response program. Rapid Response offers tools and resources along with no…
A Collaborative Resource Guide for Child Care and Afterschool Planning in School Districts for 2020-2021
Child Care Services Association (CCSA), which works to ensure affordable, accessible, high quality child care for all families, recently released a new resource for child care programs, afterschool programs and K-12 school districts to help them collaborate to plan for…
EdNC Features Family Forward NC and Increased Need for Family Friendly Workplaces, Policies during COVID Crisis
The following is an excerpt from a story by Liz Bell published on EdNC July 27. For the full story, click here. Thanks to EdNC for featuring Family Forward NC.Working parents’ unmet needs have become ever more apparent as…Is an Increase in In-Home Child Care in our Future?
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many of our child care facilities closed their doors with no guarantee they would be able to reopen when the time came for parents to go back to work.In North Carolina, 43 percent of…Public News Service: More NC Employers Join Effort to Make Workplaces Family Friendly
The following is an excerpt from a Public News Service story by Nadia Ramlagan. For the full story, click here. More North Carolina employers are enacting family friendly workplace policies such as flexible schedules, paid parental leave and support for…