On June 21st, the U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau held a webinar on corporate responses to rising eldercare demands. The webinar used ReACT’s Promising Practices in Workplace Eldercare report to highlight insights from Fortune 100 companies, universities, and non-profits. The webinar’s featured speakers included Drew Holzapfel, ReACT Convener; Grace Protos, New York’s regional administrator for the…
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ReACT to Participate in U.S. Department of Labor Webinar
ReACT convener Drew Holzapfel will be a featured speaker on a webinar titled, “Creating a Culture of Care: Corporate Responses to Rising Eldercare Demands.” The webinar is being organized by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau and will take place on Wednesday, June 21st from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST. To learn more…
Continue ReadingReACT Coalition Highlighted During Aspen Ideas Festival
This year the Aspen Ideas Festival featured an expert panel titled, “The Landscape of Long-Term Care in the United States”. Carol Raphael, Board Chair of AARP moderated the panel which featured other experts such as, Senator William Frist, John Noseworthy, President and CEO of the Mayo Clinic and Freda Lewis-Hall, Executive Vice President and Chief…
Continue ReadingBetter Work, Better Care: How Employers Can Support Family Caregiving
Better Work, Better Care How Employers Can Support Family Caregiving February 27, 2014 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST Please join the National Alliance for Caregiving for a free webinar on building caregiver-friendly workplace policies in your state. Bringing together caregiving experts and employers from the national ReACT Coalition, we’ll discuss the ReACT Employer Toolkit and…
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Caregiving in America Washington Post Live Forum February 19, 2014 | 8:30am – 11:00am PST They’ve been called “humble heroes,” the men and women who care for an aging or ill parent without pay and often while juggling a job and raising children. The national conversation about this stressful work of tens of millions of…
Continue ReadingSupporting Working Caregivers: An Employer Imperative
Supporting Working Caregivers: An Employer Imperative The Launch of an Employer Resource Guide November 20, 2013 | 11:30am – 1:00pmUS Chamber of Commerce 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062In partnership with ReACT members, Pfizer, AARP and the US Chamber of Commerce, ReACT hosted a roundtable discussion on “Supporting Working Caregivers: An Employer Imperative” at…
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