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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 '𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬': 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬. -𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 "As the cost of child care hits record highs, more than half of US employers are prioritizing benefits that help their staff juggle and pay for the demands of family and work. Some 56% of companies said that child-care benefits are their most pressing issue this year, up from 46% in 2023, according to a survey from Care com. The new perks- from an extra bank of paid time off when a kid is sick to cash stipends for a babysitter- beat out paid family leave and mental health benefits as being top of mind for corporate human resources departments. Skyrocketing prices and dwindling options for care are squeezing parents. A full-time nanny can cost as much as $56,000 per year in big cities, and more child-care centers are on the verge of closing as pandemic-era federal aid ends. In a January speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a lack of access to affordable care is one reason it's 'still too hard to be a working parent' in the US." Read More: https://lnkd.in/gBXBkiiy

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 '𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬': 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬. -𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 "As the cost of child care hits record highs, more than half of US employers are prioritizing benefits that help their staff juggle and pay for the demands of family and work. Some 56% of companies said that child-care benefits are their most pressing issue this year, up from 46% in 2023, according to a survey from Care com. The new perks- from an extra bank of paid time off when a kid is sick to cash stipends for a babysitter- beat out paid family leave and mental health benefits as being top of mind for corporate human resources departments. Skyrocketing prices and dwindling options for care are squeezing parents. A full-time nanny can cost as much as $56,000 per year in big cities, and more child-care centers are on the verge of closing as pandemic-era federal aid ends. In a January speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a lack of access to affordable care is one reason it's 'still too hard to be a working parent' in the US." Read More: https://lnkd.in/gBXBkiiy

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 '𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬': 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬. -𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 "As the cost of child care hits record highs, more than half of US employers are prioritizing benefits that help their staff juggle and pay for the demands of family and work. Some 56% of companies said that child-care benefits are their most pressing issue this year, up from 46% in 2023, according to a survey from Care com. The new perks- from an extra bank of paid time off when a kid is sick to cash stipends for a babysitter- beat out paid family leave and mental health benefits as being top of mind for corporate human resources departments. Skyrocketing prices and dwindling options for care are squeezing parents. A full-time nanny can cost as much as $56,000 per year in big cities, and more child-care centers are on the verge of closing as pandemic-era federal aid ends. In a January speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a lack of access to affordable care is one reason it's 'still too hard to be a working parent' in the US." Read More: https://lnkd.in/gBXBkiiy

"NACD will continue to try to create a more perfect version of the American dream, Washington says, by working to make a reality of what the Constitution promises: justice, domestic tranquility; liberty; and the general well-being of all." Read more about the NACD vision!

Ahead of today’s release of Embrace Boston's 2024 Harm Report, Boston Globe Media's Tiana W. spoke with our clients - including Embrace Boston's Imari Paris Jeffries, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center's Greg Wilmot, and Children's Services of Roxbury, Inc.'s Sandra McCroom - to learn more. The report, which provides an overview of the city and state policies and practices that have historically disadvantaged Black residents of Boston and Massachusetts, serves as an ever-important reminder that while strides have been made, there is still much work to be done to create a Boston that is full of love and inclusivity. “This report hopefully puts blame not on people, but instead on processes,” Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, told Tiana Woodard. “If we’ve created these processes, we can uncreate them.” Read more in The Boston Globe: https://lnkd.in/dX-34DEr

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 '𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬': 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬. -𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 "As the cost of child care hits record highs, more than half of US employers are prioritizing benefits that help their staff juggle and pay for the demands of family and work. Some 56% of companies said that child-care benefits are their most pressing issue this year, up from 46% in 2023, according to a survey from Care com. The new perks- from an extra bank of paid time off when a kid is sick to cash stipends for a babysitter- beat out paid family leave and mental health benefits as being top of mind for corporate human resources departments. Skyrocketing prices and dwindling options for care are squeezing parents. A full-time nanny can cost as much as $56,000 per year in big cities, and more child-care centers are on the verge of closing as pandemic-era federal aid ends. In a January speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a lack of access to affordable care is one reason it's 'still too hard to be a working parent' in the US." Read More: https://lnkd.in/gBXBkiiy

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 '𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬': 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬. -𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 "As the cost of child care hits record highs, more than half of US employers are prioritizing benefits that help their staff juggle and pay for the demands of family and work. Some 56% of companies said that child-care benefits are their most pressing issue this year, up from 46% in 2023, according to a survey from Care com. The new perks- from an extra bank of paid time off when a kid is sick to cash stipends for a babysitter- beat out paid family leave and mental health benefits as being top of mind for corporate human resources departments. Skyrocketing prices and dwindling options for care are squeezing parents. A full-time nanny can cost as much as $56,000 per year in big cities, and more child-care centers are on the verge of closing as pandemic-era federal aid ends. In a January speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a lack of access to affordable care is one reason it's 'still too hard to be a working parent' in the US." Read More: https://lnkd.in/gBXBkiiy

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 '𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬': 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬. -𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 "As the cost of child care hits record highs, more than half of US employers are prioritizing benefits that help their staff juggle and pay for the demands of family and work. Some 56% of companies said that child-care benefits are their most pressing issue this year, up from 46% in 2023, according to a survey from Care com. The new perks- from an extra bank of paid time off when a kid is sick to cash stipends for a babysitter- beat out paid family leave and mental health benefits as being top of mind for corporate human resources departments. Skyrocketing prices and dwindling options for care are squeezing parents. A full-time nanny can cost as much as $56,000 per year in big cities, and more child-care centers are on the verge of closing as pandemic-era federal aid ends. In a January speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a lack of access to affordable care is one reason it's 'still too hard to be a working parent' in the US." Read More: https://lnkd.in/gj7AHVri

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 '𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬': 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬. -𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 "As the cost of child care hits record highs, more than half of US employers are prioritizing benefits that help their staff juggle and pay for the demands of family and work. Some 56% of companies said that child-care benefits are their most pressing issue this year, up from 46% in 2023, according to a survey from Care com. The new perks- from an extra bank of paid time off when a kid is sick to cash stipends for a babysitter- beat out paid family leave and mental health benefits as being top of mind for corporate human resources departments. Skyrocketing prices and dwindling options for care are squeezing parents. A full-time nanny can cost as much as $56,000 per year in big cities, and more child-care centers are on the verge of closing as pandemic-era federal aid ends. In a January speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a lack of access to affordable care is one reason it's 'still too hard to be a working parent' in the US." Read More: https://lnkd.in/gj7AHVri

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 '𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬': 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬. -𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 "As the cost of child care hits record highs, more than half of US employers are prioritizing benefits that help their staff juggle and pay for the demands of family and work. Some 56% of companies said that child-care benefits are their most pressing issue this year, up from 46% in 2023, according to a survey from Care com. The new perks- from an extra bank of paid time off when a kid is sick to cash stipends for a babysitter- beat out paid family leave and mental health benefits as being top of mind for corporate human resources departments. Skyrocketing prices and dwindling options for care are squeezing parents. A full-time nanny can cost as much as $56,000 per year in big cities, and more child-care centers are on the verge of closing as pandemic-era federal aid ends. In a January speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a lack of access to affordable care is one reason it's 'still too hard to be a working parent' in the US." Read More: https://lnkd.in/gj7AHVri