Sacramento Head Start Alumni Association

Investing in Family Well-Being, a Family-Friendly Workplace

Sep 18, 2002

Often, low-wage parents have no health insurance, little or no sick leave or vacation time, no unemployment insurance, inadequate child care support and limited transportation options. According to this policy brief, businesses could build a more stable low-wage workforce through more family-friendly workplaces. Public assistance programs could help by targeting family-friendly businesses in their job placement efforts, supporting child care and other work supports, and providing ongoing help to families when major care-giving responsibilities get in the way of full-time employment.
http://www.lowincomeworkingfamilies.org