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 from The North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF) and Aaron…
Certified Employers Represent More Than 600 Employees in Communities Across NC
The North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF) today announced the first 15 employers — who collectively represent more than 600 employees — to receive a Family Forward NC Certification.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The NC Early Childhood Foundation’s Family Forward NC initiative is coming to Brunswick County to share best practices to attract and retain workers through family-friendly business policies.
Area employers can join NCECF and the Small Business Center Network at Brunswick…