HR: Balancing Work and Life : Additional Resources

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The professionals at the Washington State EAP provide confidential assistance to all university employees and their family members. They help with personal or work-related problems that may be impacting work performance.

Family Resource Center
The Family Resource Center (FRC) seeks to serve CWU, Ellensburg, and the Kittitas County by utilizing a family perspective to enrich and improve the quality of individual and family life. The FRC offers educational programming to support families throughout the lifespan, coordinates family-related research and civic engagement opportunities, and serves as a clearinghouse of information for resources of interest to families in the region. The FRC can assist students or other members of the community to identify services that can help to meet their family related needs, and advocates for the needs of families on campus.

Family-Friendly Campus Map
This map includes family must-know locations like lactation stations, family restrooms, changing stations, and high chair accessibility dining areas. The map also includes a walking tour of some of the hidden gems on campus that will be fun for both kids and parents to explore together.

CaringBridge
CaringBridge offers free, personalized websites that support and connect loved ones during critical illness, treatment and recovery. A nonprofit web service that helps ease the burden of keeping family and friends informed and where patients and caregivers can draw strength from messages of support.

Washington State Department of Early Learning
In addition to oversight of licensed day cares, the Department of Early Learning helps Washington's children get ready for school and life. They focus on children's earliest years of life and offer information and resources for parents and others who care for and teach young children.

Washington State Department of Health
A division of the Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Health strives to assure healthy growth and development, improve access to and utilization of health care services, promote healthy growth and development and develop public and private partnerships to improve the health of children and adolescents. Their website provides information on a variety of topics focused on health concerns that affect children and youth, from birth to 21 years of age.

Employee Tuition Waivers
Tuition waivers are available under certain circumstances for permanent CWU employees. Contact the Registrar's Office at (509) 963-3001.

Carpooling Information
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