FastFacts Feature Presentation

1. FastFactsFeature Presentation February 18, 2010 • We are using audio during this session, so please dial in to our conference line… • Phone number: 877-468-2134 • Participant code: 182500 © 2009 The Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved.

2. Today’s Topic We’ll be taking a look at… Work, Life and Engagement Overview

3. Today’s Presenter Michelle Carlstrom, LCSW-C Senior Director Office of Work, Life and Engagement

4. Session Segments Presentation Michelle will provide an overview of the services offered through Work, Life and Engagement. During Michelle’s presentation, your phone will be muted. Q&A After the presentation, we’ll hold a Q&A session. We’ll open up the phone lines, and you’ll be able to ask questions. Michelle will answer as many of your questions as time allows.

5. Contact Us If you would like to submit a question during the presentation or if you’re having technical difficulties, you can email us at: fastfacts@jhu.edu You can also send us an instant message! GoogleTalk – HopkinsFastFacts@gmail.com AOL Instant Messenger – HopkinsFastFacts MSN – FastFacts@jhu.edu

6. Survey Survey At the end of this FastFacts session, we’ll ask you to complete a short survey. Your honest comments will help us to enhance and improve future FastFacts sessions.

7. Overview of ServicesMichelle Carlstrom, LCSW-CSenior Director

9. United Way Giving Campaign • The Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund • Red Cross Blood Drives • Special Outreach: • Clothing Drives, Adopt-A-Family, Back to School Supply Drive • Community Service Days of Caring • Martin Luther King Jr. Service Awards • Staff Recognition Awards and Events • Staff Engagement: • Hopkins Night at Camden Yards • Hopkins Night at Ripken Stadium • Hopkins Day at Six Flags

10. Promotions, Perks & Discounts • - Discounts to local attractions, amusement parks, cruise lines • Financial Assistance Funding (Emergency Loan) • - Emergency hardship loans up to $750; repaid via payroll deductions; must access through FASAP • Back Up Care for your Dependent Child or Adult • $8/$6/$4/hr for in-home care based on salary • 10 episodes of care per year; pre-register online • Childcare Voucher Program - Fully-benefited employees with a net family income of less than $50K per year may apply to receive up to $5,000 per year toward licensed child care services • Adoption Assistance • Up to $2500 toward adoption of a single child • Up to $5000 toward simultaneous adoption of 2 children

11. & Housing & Relocation Relocation Concierge Services Dual Career Referral Moving Options Neighborhood Information Private School Options Public School Options Short-term Housing VIP Tour Weekend Visit • Employer Assisted Home Buying Program in partnership with The Rouse Company Foundation • Provides a cash grant to benefits eligible employees purchasing homes in targeted neighborhoods. • Grants are provided at settlement and applied only toward down payment and closing costs • Grant subsidies in the amounts of $2,500, $6,000, $10,000, or $17,000 depending on the target area where home is purchased.

12. A starting point for employees as they begin to investigate family and care giving resources across the life span. We guide and direct employees to multiple resources so they can make informed decisions based on their individual situations, including: - Preparing for a new baby - Child care options - Parent coaching strategies - Negotiating the college search - Aging adult / elder care assistance - Grief and bereavement support - Pre-retirement support – Retire Right - Retiree programs - Initiatives: emergency preparedness, flexibility Services • Education & Information • Resource & Referral • Discussion & Support Groups • WorkLife Presents…

13. Child Care Services • Child Care Centers • On site (Bright Horizons) • Y at Stadium Place (child care center priority spaces) • Other local relationships • LOCATE: Child Care Resource & Referral (Maryland Family Network) • Free individualized vacancy searches • Information on nanny/au pair agencies • Summer Camp / Summer Care • JH Baby Shower • Back up care for your dependent child • Child Care Vouchers - scholarships

14. Aging Adult Services • Free consultation by a geriatric care specialist • Back Up Care for your dependent adult • Resources and referrals to elder lawyers, housing options, home care agencies • Caregiver support group information • Information and resource materials Health care Senior centers Housing options Mental health Relocation issues Volunteer programs Respite care Assisted living Nursing homes Adult day care At-home care Nutrition Chore/homemaker services Transportation services Social Security & Medicare Reverse mortgages Fraud protection Meals-on-Wheels programs

15. Retiree Programs • Retiree Advisory Board • Retiree Luncheons • Retiree Trips and Events • Retiree Flu Shots • Retiree Email Accounts • Retiree Newsletter: PrimeTime News • Future: Retiree Resource and Referral Guidance

16. JHU Sponsored • Toll-free access 24/7 • Professional clinicians (PsyD, LCSW, LCPC) • Accurate clinical assessment • Free short-term counseling – solution focused • Referrals when needed – health plan or community resources • For faculty, staff & family members Challenges of Daily Living • Troubled relationships • Emotional reactions • Stress • Anxiety or depression • Grief • Alcohol and drug abuse, and co-dependency issues • Mental health Confidential • Cornerstone of FASAP • HIPAA compliant • Release of information forms • Legal requirements to breach

17. Why use our services? At one point or another we all experience stress and tension, and appropriately intersecting work & personal life can be difficult. Personal, Professional, Productive • Manage competing demands – career, studies, family • Reduce time and frustration • Improved wellness and performance • ***** • Employment benefit/service – free & private

18. www.HopkinsWorkLife.org (updated website coming March 2010) Discussion and Questions

19. We’re going to open the phone lines now! There will be a slight pause, and then a recorded voice will provide instructions on how to ask questions over this conference call line. We’ll be answering questions in the order that we receive them. We’ll also be answering the questions that were emailed to us during the presentation. If there’s a question that we can’t answer, we’ll do some research after this session, and then email the answer to all participants. Q&A

20. Thank You! Thank you for participating! We would love to hear from you. Are there certain topics that you would like us to cover in future FastFacts sessions? Would you like to be a FastFacts presenter? Please email us at: fastfacts@jhu.edu

21. Survey Before we close, please take the time to complete a short survey. Your feedback will help us as we plan future FastFacts sessions. Click this link to access the survey… http://connect.johnshopkins.edu/fastfactssurvey/ Thanks again!