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Military Families Less Likely to Recommend Service: Blue Star Families 2023 Military Family Lifestyle Survey

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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WASHINGTON, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Star Families, a national non-profit that provides community support and resources to military families, released the findings of its 2023 Military Family Lifestyle Survey today. The survey received over 7,400 responses from active-duty, National Guard and Reserve service members, Veterans, and their family members. It focused on key issues that impact military and Veteran families, including health care access, mental health care, spouse employment, recruitment, and transition out of the military.

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WASHINGTON, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Star Families , a national non-profit that provides community support and resources to military families, released the findings of its 2023 Military Family Lifestyle Survey today.
It focused on key issues that impact military and Veteran families, including health care access, mental health care, spouse employment, recruitment, and transition out of the military.
The likelihood of military families recommending military service has dropped by nearly half since 2016, from 55% to 32%.
The Blue Star Families Military Family Lifestyle survey was conducted from May 24 — July 17, 2023, in collaboration with Syracuse University's D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).

LYC Healthcare Reports Strong Q3 FY2024 Results of RM36.0 Million

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

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In Q3 FY2024, LYC Healthcare achieved a robust revenue of RM35.9 million, a notable increase from RM23.5 million in the same quarter of the previous year (Q3 FY2023).

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In Q3 FY2024, LYC Healthcare achieved a robust revenue of RM35.9 million, a notable increase from RM23.5 million in the same quarter of the previous year (Q3 FY2023).
In Singapore, the healthcare operations continued to excel, generating revenue of RM11.9 million and a profit before tax of RM0.8 million.
Cumulatively, for the nine months ended 31 December 2023 (9M FY2024), LYC Healthcare posted a revenue of RM95.0 million, up from RM66.6 million in the same period last year.
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, LYC Healthcare's revenue increased from RM32.4 million in the preceding quarter to RM35.9 million, with LBT narrowing to RM1.2 million from RM2.0 million, further evidencing the Group's strong performance momentum.

ChildCare Education Institute Offers No-Cost Online Course on Making the Most of Read-Alouds

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Friday, March 1, 2024

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ATLANTA, GA, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ChildCare Education Institute® (CCEI), an online child care training provider dedicated exclusively to the early care and education workforce, offers LIT103: Making the Most of Read-Alouds as a no-cost trial course to new CCEI users March 1-31, 2024.

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ATLANTA, GA, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ChildCare Education Institute® (CCEI), an online child care training provider dedicated exclusively to the early care and education workforce, offers LIT103: Making the Most of Read-Alouds as a no-cost trial course to new CCEI users March 1-31, 2024.
Early childhood educators have the opportunity to create rich language environments to help level the playing field for all children.
In early childhood education, read-aloud strategies are used to promote essential literacy skills long before children learn to decode the written word.
This course outlines the preparation and skills required to ensure that read-alouds are engaging and promote important early literacy skills.

Momcozy to Celebrate Mothers’ Infinite Power with International Women’s Day Film

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

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To celebrate mothers' wonderful diverse lives worldwide and recognize their infinite power, Momcozy has teamed up with British actress Adi Alfa to produce a special short film that will launch on March 5, 2024.

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To celebrate mothers' wonderful diverse lives worldwide and recognize their infinite power, Momcozy has teamed up with British actress Adi Alfa to produce a special short film that will launch on March 5, 2024.
These Momcozy mothers open unique avenues to happiness and self-fulfillment for everyone around them.
She described her collaboration with Momcozy and the unique IWD film as “incredible” in a recent trailer clip .
Mothers across the world can share their stories and connect with mothers worldwide through the Momcozy Facebook group, the momcozyfansclub .

Growing Home with BASF expands to support agricultural communities across the Prairies and Ontario

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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In its second year, Growing Home with BASF is expanding into Ontario, offering rural farming communities a chance to highlight the organizations that mean the most to them.

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In its second year, Growing Home with BASF is expanding into Ontario, offering rural farming communities a chance to highlight the organizations that mean the most to them.
With public voting to determine the winning organizations, communities can rally around and raise support for their local groups.
“Growing Home with BASF has become a wonderful program to support the communities where our customers and employees live and work,” said Leta LaRush, Vice President, Business Management for BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions.
BASF is proud to support the growers and communities that are the heartbeat of rural Canada through programs like Growing Home with BASF.

Care.com Report Reveals Workplace Common Ground: Care Benefits

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

However, Care.com’s 2024 Future of Benefits Report , released today, reveals that there is common ground to be found in this battle: care benefits.

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However, Care.com’s 2024 Future of Benefits Report , released today, reveals that there is common ground to be found in this battle: care benefits.
Employers invest in benefits that drive productivity and help recruit and retain talent, and the majority of employer respondents report that child care and senior care benefits deliver on those goals.
Family Care Benefits Meet Employers’ Business Objectives and Workers’ Needs:
The majority of HR leader respondents agree that care benefits help meet their objectives, reporting that both child care benefits and senior care benefits have a positive impact on employee productivity (82% and 78%, respectively).
In fact, employers ranked child care and senior care benefits among the top benefits they are prioritizing in 2024, with 56% prioritizing child care benefits (up from 46% in 2023), and 50% prioritizing senior care benefits (up from 43% in 2023).

New Report: Women Earn Less than Men in All Occupations, Even Ones Commonly Held by Women

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Friday, March 8, 2024

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WASHINGTON, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- New Report: Women Earn Less than Men in All Occupations, Even Ones Commonly Held by Women

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"Even in professions typically dominated by women, men earn more for doing the same job."
Women earned less than men for full-time work in all 20 of the largest occupations for women and in all of the 20 largest occupations for men, according to IWPR's analysis.
"Even in professions typically dominated by women, men earn more for doing the same job.
Click here to view IWPR's fact sheet, "Women Earn Less than Men Whether They Work in the Same or Different Occupations."

Papa Announces Trust and Safety Advisory Board, Furthering its Mission to Become Health Care's Safest In-person Connectivity Platform

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

MIAMI, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa, an end-to-end human care network supporting social needs, today announced the creation of a Trust and Safety Advisory Board to further its overriding priority to keep members and Papa Pals safe on every visit. This milestone, along with the implementation of other major operational and product enhancements, support Papa's goal to remain the safest in-person healthcare platform on the market.

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"While over 99.9% of Papa visits go without a member-reported safety concern, even one report is too many," said Papa's Head of Trust and Safety, Jane Yu.
A leading expert in trust and safety for marketplace platforms, Jeremy will support Papa with trust and safety, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
Other board members bring cross-functional trust and safety experience, with specialties in user research, trust and safety strategy, and operations.
Over the past year, Papa has implemented dozens of critical initiatives to prioritize and protect the trust and safety of its Papa Pals and members.

Air Transat flight attendants now the highest paid in the industry

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Monday, February 26, 2024

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MONTREAL, Feb. 26, 2024 /CNW/ - Air Transat's 2,100 flight attendants have a new collective agreement that makes them the highest paid in the industry in Canada.

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MONTREAL, Feb. 26, 2024 /CNW/ - Air Transat's 2,100 flight attendants have a new collective agreement that makes them the highest paid in the industry in Canada.
Following information meetings held from February 19 to 22, they voted by 62,7% to accept the recommendation of federal mediators.
The Air Transat Component encompasses two local unions based at airports in Montreal (YUL) and in Toronto (YYZ).
It is part of CUPE's Airline Division, which represents more than 18,500 flight attendants employed at Air Transat, Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, Sunwing, WestJet, Encore, Calm Air, Canadian North, Pivot Airlines, Flair Airlines, PAL and Pascan.

Truist Foundation Inspire Awards registration now open

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Monday, February 26, 2024

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Truist Foundation today announced the opening of registration for its second Inspire Awards to be held on April 24 at the Knight Theater in Charlotte and online. The Inspire Awards is a pitch-style grant program celebrating nonprofits across the country that bring forward innovative solutions to support entrepreneurs from undercapitalized communities.

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The Inspire Awards is a pitch-style grant program celebrating nonprofits across the country that bring forward innovative solutions to support entrepreneurs from undercapitalized communities.
"I'm honored to be given the opportunity to host the Truist Foundation Inspire Awards this upcoming spring," said Olsen.
"The Truist Foundation Inspire Awards is an evening where inspiration meets action, and your registration is the first step."
Leading up to the Inspire Awards, Truist Foundation collaborated with Solve , an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to identify and invest in nonprofits leveraging technology as a proven pathway to resiliency and sustainability.