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<div>Please see below regarding a recent collaborative effort to bring a new service to MIT's student families. Please share with your students and encourage them to use the service and fill out the short survey on registration; the more information we have
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<div style="font-size: 12px; ">Heather Konar</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; ">Communications Officer</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; ">Office of the Dean for Graduate Education</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; ">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; ">Room 35-332</div>
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<div style="font-size: 12px; "><a href="mailto:konar@mit.edu">konar@mit.edu</a></div>
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<b>Backup Child Care Program for Students available July 1</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Full program description: (<a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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The MIT Work Life-Center, the Graduate Student Council, and the Office of the Provost, with the support of the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and the Office of the Chancellor, are pleased to announce a new one-year pilot program to offer affordable
quality, subsidized backup child care to students for the 2013-2014 academic year, starting July 1, 2013 and running through June 30, 2014. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Program benefits:</b><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in; ">
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<li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Screened, trained caregivers available on short notice to provide childcare, day or evening, 7 days a week</span></font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Subsidized cost of only <b>$5 per hour</b></span></font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Parents in a Pinch, Inc. is a nation-wide service provider; in addition to local service, a parent may take her or his child halfway
across the country, and arrange for care coverage while at a conference or other commitment</span></font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· MIT students can use the service at the subsidized rate up to 10 times annually, for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 8 hours each time.</span></font></li></ul>
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<b>To use the program:</b><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in; ">
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<li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Students must <b>pre-register online (<a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/piap/student">Please complete the pre-registration online
here</a>, students only)</b></span></font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· After that, the student simply calls Parents in a Pinch (617) 739-5437, ext. 114 during their business hours to relay his or her specific
need</span></font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· A caregiver that matches the need will call to confirm the details of the job</span></font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· At the end of the specified time period, the parent signs a time sheet, and his or her credit card is charged for the co-payment.</span></font></li></ul>
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The many proponents of this program sincerely hope that MIT students will take full advantage of the benefits, as this first year of usage will provide valuable data to student leaders and administrators on whether and how to continue the program. For questions
about using the new program, feel free to contact the MIT Work Life Center (<a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">) </span>at <a href="mailto:worklife@mit.edu"><u><span style="color: blue; ">worklife@mit.edu</span></u></a>.
To offer your comments on the pilot concept, please contact the GSC Family Subcommittee (<a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/committees/hca/family/"><u><span style="color: blue; ">http://gsc.mit.edu/committees/hca/family/</span></u></a>) at <a href="mailto:gsc-hca-family-chair@mit.edu"><u><span style="color: blue; ">gsc-hca-family-chair@mit.edu</span></u></a>.</div>
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Resources for student families (<a href="http://odge.mit.edu/community/resources-for-grad-families/"><u><span style="color: blue; ">http://odge.mit.edu/community/resources-for-grad-families/</span></u></a>) </div>
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