Need Some Help? You Don’t Have to Go It Alone
Here is a list of organizations that provide help to those trying to juggle the sometimes conflicting demands of work and personal life.
For publications on work/life trends, dependent care and leave issues:
Families and Work Institute
330 7th Ave., 14th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 465-2044
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For reports on alternative work arrangements, including flextime, part time, telecommuting and job sharing:
New Ways to Work
785 Market St., Suite 950
San Francisco, CA 94103-2016
(415) 995-9860
On the Web: https://www.nww.org
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For information on opportunities for women in the workplace, including guides such as “Making Work Flexible”:
Catalyst for Women Inc.
Information Center
250 Park Ave. S., 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003-1459
(212) 777-8900
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For help in deciding what child-care options to pursue:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
111 New Montgomery St., 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 882-0234
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Child Care Action Campaign
330 7th Ave., 17th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 239-0138
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Department of Health & Human Services
Administration for Children, Youth & Families
Child Care Bureau
200 Independence Ave. S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 401-6947
On the Web: https://www.acf.dhhs.gov
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For details on employee benefit programs:
Employee Benefits Research Institute
2121 K St. N.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 659-0670
On the Web: https://www.ebri.org
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To access a database of child-care referral services that includes information on licensing, funding and advocacy:
Child Care Aware
2116 Campus Drive S.E.
Rochester, MN 55904
(800) 424-2246
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For questions on workers’ rights and the Family and Medical Leave Act:
Women’s Legal Defense Fund
1875 Connecticut Ave. N.E., Suite 710
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 986-2600
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Children’s Defense Fund
25 E St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 628-8787
(800) 233-1200
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For women aspiring to open a home-based business:
Mother’s Home Business Network
P.O. Box 423
East Meadow, NY 11590
(516) 997-7394
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Assn. of Enterprising Mothers
6965 El Camino Real, Suite 105-612
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(619) 434-9225
(800) 223-9260
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For a compendium of research from 1990 to 1995 on work and family issues titled “Work & Family: A Retrospective”:
Work and Family Connection Inc.
5197 Beachside Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55343
(800) 487-7898
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For statistical information on the status of women in the work force:
Women’s Bureau
U.S. Department of Labor
Work and Family Clearinghouse
200 Constitution Ave. N.W., Room 3317
Washington, DC 20210-0002
(202) 219-4486
(800) 827-5335
On the Web: https://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/welcome.html
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Sources: Families and Work Institute, Times and wire reports, various organizations
Researched by JENNIFER OLDHAM / Los Angeles Times
