By Suzanne McCormick, President and CEO, YMCA of the USA Too many parents across the country face a persistent struggle to find affordable, accessible child care for their children. While the challenge can feel very personal for families – forcing decisions between pursuing careers or staying home to care for their kids – the prevalence […]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC) announced the launch of the Employer Child Care Navigator (The Navigator) website; unveiled at the 2nd annual National Child Care Innovation Summit: Business Leaders in Action in Washington, D.C. The first-of-its-kind website will provide free unbiased expertise and data-driven recommendations to […]
This month we met with Lisa Steven, Founder and Executive Director of Hope House Colorado and EPIC Executive Member. Hope House serves over 250 teen moms, teaching them how to achieve personal and economic self-sufficiency. Lisa explains that “we don’t know where we would be without EPIC” and the opportunity to be a Project of Promise has been […]
In December, Steamboat Ski and Resort opened their new employer-based child care facility. Listen to our podcast below on how they “got over their skis” to tackle the problem of a lack of child care with collaboration from EPIC’s Design Lab.