Work/Life Programs

Balancing Work, Personal and Family Issues

Brown University contracts with the Wellness Corporation to offer the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP). The FSAP offers a wide variety of wellness and work/life programs designed to provide support to employees as well as household members and immediate family. Support services include personal counseling as well as resources to help with financial and legal concerns; dependent care; and a variety of health issues. For more information, log onto :http://brown.edu/about/administration/human-resources/protected/benefits/faculty-and-staff-assistance-program

Backup Care Options for Family Members

All Brown employees are eligible for a back-up care program that provides them with easy access to qualified caregivers on a temporary basis when normal caregiving arrangements break down or when emergency situations arise. The University has contracted with Work Options Group, whose nationwide network of providers includes thousands of in-home agencies and center-based providers who are able to ensure that temporary, emergency needs for care for children, elders, and others can be met. Services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and Brown employees are able to use up to 100 hours of care per calendar year. More information is available at: http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Human_Resources/benefits/backup.html