Penn Recognized for Supporting Worklife Balance

From left to right: Jack Heuer, Vice President for Human Resources; Marie Witt, Vice President of the Division of Business Services; and Marilyn Kraut, Director of Human Resources’ Quality of Worklife Department.

Penn was selected as the 2010 recipient of the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation (TLLCCF) Corporate Leadership Award. The award recognizes Penn’s dedication to supporting worklife balance and high-quality child care for both Penn families and the surrounding community.

Penn is committed to helping faculty and staff maintain a balance between work, study, personal goals and family responsibilities. In 2006, the University rolled out a multi-phased, multi-year plan to expand its family-friendly agenda. The comprehensive effort includes a variety of worklife balance programs and enhancements such as:

A backup care program available as of January 2010 that gives eligible faculty and staff access to temporary in-home child and adult care on short notice
An adoption assistance benefit that reimburses eligible faculty and staff for up to $5,000 in qualified adoption expenses
The expansion of the Penn Children’s Center which allowed for additional classrooms and expanded hours of operation
A new family earning threshold at the Penn Children’s Center that increased the number of faculty and staff eligible for subsidized child care rates
A partnership with two West Philadelphia child care providers to help them improve their facilities and expand capacity for more children, including space for the children of Penn faculty, staff and students.

The 2010 Corporate Leadership Award was presented to the University on November 13, 2010 at the TLLCCF’s “A Little Night Magic” fundraiser at the Chestnut Club in Philadelphia. Click here for additional information about the broad array of Penn’s family-friendly programs.