Five Leading Companies in Virginia Emphasize the Importance of Family in the Workplace

Falls Church, VA, November 12, 1998—Five leading metropolitan-area companies received Northern Virginia Family Service's sixth annual CARE (Companies As Responsive Employers) Award.

Adoption incentives, diversity training, and employee assistance programs were just some of the tools that caught the attention of the CARE Awards nominating committee.

The CARE Award recognizes companies of all sizes in Northern Virginia that are leaders in implementing family supportive benefits and policies to promote a healthy work-life balance among employees. Research has demonstrated significant bottom-line benefits to companies that have put family-friendly policies in place. These include higher employee morale, savings in medical costs, and lower turnover.

According to Michael Gordon, president of C.C. Pace Systems, Inc., winner in the Small Company category, The belief at C.C. Pace Systems is that the company's greatest work-life benefit is more a matter of corporate culture than a specific policy.'

Ralph Shrader, president of Booz Allen Hamilton, winner in the Large Company category, stated, 'A hallmark of our employee programs is respect for the individual. We make programs—ranging from health care benefits to training to community service—diverse in their appeal.'

Hosted by WJLA-TV Channel 7 reporter, John Harter, the awards were presented at the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner on Thursday, November 12, at 7:30 a.m.

The winners of the 1998 CARE Awards:

• C.C. Pace Systems, Inc. (Small Company Winner) is a consulting firm committed to solving clients' business problems through adept application of technology.
• National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) (Mid-size Company Winner) provides state-of-the-art financial and business management services to electric cooperatives across the United States.
• Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (Large Company Winner) is an international management and technology consulting firm.
• TRW Systems & Information Technology Group (Large Multi-National Company Winner) provides advanced technology products and services to the automotive, space and defense, and information technology markets worldwide.
• Global Mail, Ltd. (Pace Setter Winner) is an alternative delivery company specializing in the international distribution of newsletters, publications, and other direct mail pieces.

Now in its 74th year, Northern Virginia Family Service is a private, non-profit human service agency whose programs are aimed at strengthening families and communities.