SEATTLE, U.S. – Starbucks just announced Care@Work, a partnership with Care.com to provide subsidized emergency backup childcare and adult care to employees at U.S. stores, whom they refer to as “partners.”
According to a press release from Starbucks, 180,000 partners will get help with backup caregiving.
Partners will now have 10 subsidized backup care days each year, with in-home care costing only $1 per hour for childcare or adult care, and in-center backup childcare costing $5 per day.
Partners will also have free access to a premium membership on Care.com, which normally costs about $150 a year. Beyond the 10 subsidized days of backup care, they can still use their membership to access adult care or childcare services at the regular cost.
In addition, partners can access resources to help with senior care planning. Partners can connect with a Senior Care Advisor for professional guidance and a customized plan for senior care to help understand long term caregiver options, housing alternatives, finances and legal concerns – all at no cost.
“We all have needs at home, whether you have children, pets, parents or aging grandparents. This benefit supports the partner and their family. We are all more than who we are at work,” said Alyssa Brock, director of benefits at Starbucks.
