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Minute Menu Systems and the National Association for Family Child Care have paired to bring knowledge of professional development and business management tools to child care providers across the U.S.
Minute Menu Systems has announced a new scholarship available to enable employees of sponsoring agencies to attend the annual Minute Menu training conference in March 2009.
) September 23, 2009 -- Today Care.com (www.care.com), the premier source of trustworthy family care options, announced it is now the exclusive online caregiving referral partner of the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA). This new partnership will help both organizations achieve their mission -- ensuring that America's families have access to high-quality care in their homes and at local child care centers.
) June 8, 2009 -- Today Care.com (www.care.com), the premier source of trustworthy care options for families, announced a new way for its members to connect to caregivers at the last minute--Care-on-Call.
) September 15, 2009 -- Today Care.com (www.care.com), the premier source of trustworthy care options for families, announced the launch of the Year of Care Giveaway—a sweepstakes where the service will give away $12,445 to one lucky winning family to pay for a year of child care.
) August 4, 2009 -- Most parents aren't prepared for a "care crisis" like a school closing, a child falling ill or a caregiver unexpectedly skipping work. Instead of preparing backup care arrangements, parents overwhelmingly choose to change their work schedules or miss work completely, according to a new study.
totkare.com is a new website to find childcare providers with over 140,000 provider listings across the U.S. These include nannies, home day care facilities, day care centers and others. The website is a free service for both parents and providers.
) October 12, 2009 -- A new iPhone application hits the App Store today as the newest and fastest way for on-the-go families to find care providers. Care.com, the premier source of trustworthy care options, now offers a free application that is a mobile version of its online service.
) July 14, 2009 -- According the State of Care Index™--a quarterly report presented by Care.com (www.care.com)--released today, child care now consumes 14% of the average family's annual income each year. As Americans begin a seventh consecutive quarter of recession, over half of parents and two-thirds of adults providing care for elderly family members are worried the falling economy will force them to make decisions that negatively impact the quality of their care arrangements.
) April 20, 2009 -- Today Care.com (www.care.com), the premier source of trustworthy care options for families, announced its first-ever Free Weekend. For three days, Care.com will waive its regular subscription fee and allow all care-seeking families full access to hundreds of thousands of pre-screened, high-quality babysitters, nannies, and other caregivers for free.
The Free Weekend begins at midnight (PDT) on the morning of Friday, April 24 and extends through Sunday, April 26. During these three days, Care.com is prepared to give away memberships valued at more than $1 million to families nationwide.
) June 25, 2009 -- Today Care.com (www.care.com), the premier source of trustworthy care options for families, announced the beginning of Summer Savings--a limited-time offer giving all new members a 50 percent discount on their initial subscription.
) August 26, 2009 -- More families are looking for child care this back-to-school season than they did in 2008, according to a new survey and statistics released today by Care.com. While there is typically a seasonal spike of parents looking for after-school care options for their young children, Care.com has seen a 59 percent increase over last year in the number of families searching for child care this August.
) April 29, 2009 -- Today there are nearly 500,000 children and youth in America's foster care system. As the economy has worsened, reports of abuse and neglect have increased in some areas of the country and are expected to rise. Of the 26,000 young people who age out of foster care each year, many end up facing life's challenges alone without the support and education they need to compete in the workplace. In this economy, they are more likely than ever to endure homelessness, poverty, compromised health, unemployment, incarceration and other adversities.
Everyone has the power to do something positive that will change a lifetime for a young person in foster care.
) June 4, 2009 -- Today Care.com (www.care.com), the premier source of trustworthy family care options, announced a new partnership with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Care.com will provide caregiving resources to Harvard Pilgrim's more than one million members as part of the organization's Your Member Savings program and Health & Wellness initiatives.
) December 22, 2008 -- The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) has elected Eric Christ to the organization's board of directors. Christ is the president of Patient Placement Systems, part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies located in Alpharetta, Ga. NASL is a trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute industry.
) December 22, 2008 -- The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) has elected Eric Christ to the organization's board of directors. Christ is the president of Patient Placement Systems, part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies located in Alpharetta, Ga. NASL is a trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute industry.
) June 18, 2009 -- Today Care.com (www.care.com), the premier source of trustworthy care options for families, announced the launch of Care Club, its own online shopping mall that provides Care.com users with access to deep discounts and cash back from more than 600 popular online retailers.
) April 14, 2009 -- Care.com (www.care.com), the premier source of trustworthy family care options, today announced a new program with HR.com to offer the organization's Premier Members discounted access to Care.com.
) December 9, 2008 -- When a child has died, friends and relatives often have no idea how to provide support to the family during the stressful holiday season.
Worldwide Candle Lighting held every year on December 14
Following are 10 ways The Compassionate Friends, the world's largest self-help support organization for bereaved families, suggests for you to help families that are going through the natural grieving process after the death of a child.
) November 13, 2008 -- Succession planning is one of the biggest issues for family businesses and frequently where things can fall apart. Only three percent of all family businesses make it into the fourth generation.
) September 29, 2008 -- Drexel University Online is increasing its range of prestigious online healthcare programs with the addition of the Post-Master's Certificate in Medical Family Therapy. This 14 credit certificate is offered fully online.
) November 18, 2008 -- While sitting in front of his computer in St. Simons Island, GA, B.J. Elliott read a blog post by Maureen Forbes about her desire to make 100 handmade teddy bears and cookies for children impacted by AIDS in Wilderness, South Africa. Forbes, who uses a solar panel to communicate with friends and family online from her Wilderness home, only had enough fabric to make 20 bears. Elliott offered to help her raise enough money to make 1,000 teddy bears. Word spread on the online community where they met, the 29-Day Giving Challenge (www.29Gifts.org), and a group of 29Gifts.org members decided to launch Operation Teddy Bear Care (www.teddybearcare.org).
Internet Child Protection is one of the major concern of parents of this age. In some countries parents are not allowing the children to operate computers on their own.....
) July 1, 2009 - To improve the quality of home care services for older persons, the Center for Home Care Policy & Research is expanding its CHAMP Program web site (http://www.champ-program.org) with new online community features, best practice information, and a redesigned look-and-feel to further its establishment of a national Community of Practice for geriatric home care excellence. The initiative is based on the nation's first evidence-based recommendations specific to geriatric homecare - the Framework.
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) November 13, 2008 -- While sitting in front of his computer in St. Simons Island, GA, B.J. Elliott read a blog post by Maureen Forbes about her desire to make 100 handmade teddy bears for children impacted by AIDS in Wilderness, South Africa. Forbes, who uses a solar panel to communicate with friends and family online from her home in Wilderness, only had enough fabric to make 20 bears. Elliott offered to help her raise enough money to make 1,000 teddy bears. Word spread on the online community where they met, the 29-Day Giving Challenge (29Gifts.org), and a group of 29Gifts.org members decided to launch Operation Teddy Bear Care.
) March 26, 2009 -- "This is our fist-ever Free Birthday Party offer," said Clayton Miller, owner of Nickel Nickel 5¢ Games in Lake Forest. "We know times are tough for families today and we believe that no child should go without having a birthday party, so we decided to offer Free Birthday Parties."
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Honeymark International a New York based skin care company has hired Illumination Consulting to develop and launch 10 professional skin care blogs to reach and educate consumers on honey based skin care products and benefits.
) August 19, 2009 -- Overall, 22 percent of all U.S. households with children had at least one child with special health care needs according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal Child and Health Bureau (2008). Children with special health care needs are defined as those children who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition who also require health and related services or a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.
) October 15, 2009 -- Family is the oldest and the most basic human institution. Unfortunately, the institution of family and the quality of values that it provides has been steadily declining. The marriage rate has been declining consistently whereas the divorce rate and single parenting has been on rise. Family violence, spouse and child abuse are making families dysfunctional. This turmoil is directly influencing younger generation. Youth Violence, substance abuse, sexual assaults, teenage pregnancies etc. are becoming more and more common. The geriatric depression is taking its toll on elderly due to loneliness and lack of family support. The net effect of all this is lack of productivity, increased crimes and unrest in society.
) October 6, 2008 -- Cielo MedSolutions, a provider of healthcare software and web applications, today announced a Preferred Business Affiliate agreement with TransforMED LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Through this relationship, Cielo MedSolutions' customers will have access to TransforMED's practice transformation services. In addition, TransforMED will encourage medical practices implementing a Patient-Centered Medical Home to use Cielo Clinic's integrated patient registry, clinical decision support and population management tools.
) May 1, 2009 -- Retica Systems, Inc. today announced Biometric Intelligence & Identification Technologies (BI2 Technologies) of Plymouth, Massachusetts, a leading provider of iris biometric identification technologies for law enforcement, and value added reseller of Retica products, has reached a milestone of 300 system deployments in law enforcement agencies across the United States.
) August 19, 2009 -- AblePlay (www.ableplay.org) makes choosing the appropriate and safe toys for special needs children easy. The National Lekotek Center, a Division of Anixter Center, is a leading expert in the benefits of play and toys for children with special needs. They have recently upgraded their Ableplay website to provide better and easier access to free, independent research, ratings and reviews of play products for children with disabilities.
Today Care.com (www.care.com), the premier service used by trustworthy caregivers to connect to care-seeking families, announced it is now posting local job opening updates on Twitter. (PRWeb Apr 9, 2009)
) October 1, 2009 -- In a headline that read 'Lobbyists Spend Millions to Influence Health Care', a Washington Post article reported that the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) spent $6.2 million in lobbying with the American Medical Association spending another $4 million in lobbying efforts to influence the outcome of the current health care plan. That does not include the millions and millions spent by health companies and associations as the article expands upon. That leaves many consumers wondering - who is lobbying for the average consumer?
) December 16, 2008 -- Capitalizing on Tele-Greenland's infrastructure investment into Greenland by way of an underwater cable from Canada, Greenland's National Management of Health has embarked on a new telemedicine program. For many people, the introduction of broadband means cable television and high speed web surfing. For the people of Greenland, broadband will mean unprecedented access to health care.
Dr. Birgitte Asmin Schurizek, Greenland's Chief Medical Officer said, "Telemedicine means a great deal to us. Geographic barriers and transportation challenges have made it difficult in the past to provide prompt and efficient medical care to our people. Greenland is eager to see the immense changes in care delivery and effectiveness this new program will provide."
Astros fans relish in digital menu boards seen in food stands at Minute Maid Park. Dynamic menus and live video feed of games provide an awesome experience while waiting in line at the stadium.
