Strategic Plan

Strategy 4.2

Promote family-friendly workplaces throughout the public and private sectors.

4.2.1   Identify and leverage resources, programs, and policies that bolster efforts to create family-friendly workplaces in Kansas.
State agency led tactic.Local individual or small group champions.Statewide and community-level partnerships.

4.2.2   Partner with employers to create family-friendly workplaces in Kansas.
State agency led tactic.Local individual or small group champions.Statewide and community-level partnerships.

4.2.3   Build commitment to create conditions that lead to safety, stability, and nurturing relationships.
State agency led tactic.Local individual or small group champions.Statewide and community-level partnerships.

Progress Update

Family-friendly workplaces are essential to support working families, and Kansas is fortunate to have Kansas Power of the Positive (KPoP) leading these efforts. KPoP recognizes the influence of family-friendly workplace policies and practices on preventing adverse childhood experiences. The coalition focuses on societal-level interventions, and a major focus is the Family Friendly Workplace  coordinated with the Wichita State University Community Engagement Institute.

With Governor Kelly signing House Bill 2237 – Child Day Care Assistance Credit, all businesses in Kansas can apply to receive a state income tax credit for helping their employees cover child care costs if the business helps provide child care itself.