USAID Staff Care Partners

USAID STAFF CARE PROGRAM'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION (FEEA)

FEEA - USAID Child Care Subsidy Program
The USAID Child Care Subsidy Program, a family friendly initiative, is designed to support qualified lower income USAID employees. This pilot program will provide subsidies, as funding permits, to full time employees whose total adjusted gross family/household income is $89,900 or less, and whose children are age 13 or younger (or disabled child under 18). By law, the Subsidy is available to only United States Direct Hire (USDH) employees whose children are in licensed and/or regulated child care facilities. The Subsidy is paid directly to the child care provider. The FEEA was selected to manage USAID's program. The application process is simple and we encourage all eligible employees to apply. Childcare may be full-time or part-time care that is center- based or home-based and includes summer programs and before and after-school programs as long as they are licensed and/or regulated. The point of contact is Vickie Eros, Childcare Program Manager, veros@feea.org, 303-933-7580 or fax at 303-933-7587.

USAID STAFF CARE PROGRAM'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL OCCUPATION HEALTH (FOH), U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

FOH - Ronald Reagan Building Health Unit
The health unit is located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., G1-20, Washington, D.C. 20004. Its hours of operation are from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 202-565-1940. The point of contact is Colin Dobbins, Staff Care Wellness Coordinator, cdobbins@usaid.gov, 202-567-4818.

FOH - Ronald Reagan Building Fitness Center
The Center is located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room C1-31 Mail Stop C022, Washington, D.C. 20004. Its hours of operation are from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 202-565-1930, and the fax number is 202-565-1937. The point of contact is Patrese Nesbitt, FOH Fitness Center Coordinator, 202-565-1930. Currently, the USAID Staff Care Program is in a dialogue with FOH to address the fitness facility needs of State Annex (SA) - 44.

FOH - Two Potomac Yards Fitness Center
The Center is located at 2777 South Crystal Drive Room #S-1300, Arlington, Virginia 22202. Its hours of operation are from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 703-308-8921 and the point of contact is Yves Voltaire, FOH Fitness Center Coordinator.

FOH - USAID Staff Care Work-Life Program
The USAID Staff Care's Work-Life Services provide expert consultations, pre-screened referrals to local resources, and comprehensive educational materials to help employees and their dependents manage day-to-day responsibilities and life events. These services address dependent care needs (emergency backup care for childcare and eldercare) which play a significant role in managing work/life balance and productivity. Fifty-four percent of federal government employees have either child care or adult dependent care needs or both (2006 OPM Survey). To learn more about the Work-Life program, please contact support@usaidstaffcarecenter.net or you may call 1-877-988-7243.

FOH - USAID Staff Care Wellness Program
Staff Care's Wellness Program offers a comprehensive range of services to help employees address health management goals, such as identifying health risks, disease prevention and self-care. The program also assists employees with making decisions that lead to healthier lifestyles and better management of health conditions. There is free access to the gyms at the RRB and the RRB Health Unit, as well as challenges, lunch and learns, and online nutrition trackers and health assessments. The Wellness Program also oversees a lactation program for nursing mothers. The points of contact are Staff Care Wellness Coordinators, Colin Dobbins, cdobbins@usaid.gov, 202-567-4818, Molly Vlach, mvlach@usaid.gov, 202-567-4145, and Shelby Feldman, sfeldman@usaid.gov, 202-567-4764.

USAID STAFF CARE PROGRAM'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE (STATE or DOS)

STATE - Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program (ADAP)
ADAP is part of State's Employee Assistance Program that also provides services to all DOS and USAID employees (Civil Service [CS] and Foreign Service [FS]) and family members. ADAP provides prevention, education, diagnosis, and treatment services for substance use problems. According to the U.S. CFR patient information obtained by ADAP is held in "strict confidentiality." Their website is http://med.m.state.sbu/mhs/adap/default.aspx

STATE - Deployment Stress Management Program (DSMP)
DSMP provides information, education, referrals, initial assessment and brief treatment for problems related to the stress of deployment to high threat areas, unaccompanied tours, overseas crises and other stressful situations encountered by Foreign Service Officers, family members and State and USAID employees overseas. Their contact information is email: MEDDSMP@state.gov; intranet website: http://med.m.state.sbu/mhs/dsmp/default.aspx; and internet website: http://www.state.gov/m/med/dsmp/index.htm

1. Mandatory - High Stress Assignment Out-Briefing - This mandatory course is held at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) for staff returning from Critical Priority Countries (CPC). Direct hire staff are scheduled through their USAID Human Resources Staffer. Non-direct hire staff members are scheduled through their USAID Mission's Training Coordinator or through the Administrative Management Services (AMS) Officer (for help contact FSI at 703-302-7272). For non-direct hires, there is an $85 fee for the course, which can be paid by the employee's office or operating unit. Their website is http://fsi.state.gov/admin/reg/default.asp?EventID=MQ950

2. Staff Serving Overseas - USAID staff may use any of the above mental wellbeing services or contact their overseas health unit or regional medical officer/psychiatrist. USAID employees may use this link to identify locations and assigned Regional Medical Officers, Regional Medical Officers/Psychiatrists

STATE - Employee Consultation Services (ECS)
ECS, located in State's Colombia Plaza, SA-1, Room L217, is State's official Employee Assistance Program and is available to USAID direct hires. ECS has five licensed clinical social workers who provide counseling services, resources and referrals for all staff and family members. ECS offers consultation to families with special needs children prior to post approval; medical clearance recommendations; administrative support for family maltreatment; learning assessments; review requests for compassionate curtailments; and assignment waivers. Their website is http://med.m.state.sbu/mhs/ecs/default.aspx.

STATE - Family Liaison Office (FLO)
The Family Liaison Office (FLO) is located in the Department of State (State or DOS) and serves USAID and State employees and their eligible family members. The FLO provides Unaccompanied Tour Support; helps to address Family Member Employment; and supports employees and their eligible family members adjust to special changes of work-life balance that may involve either personal and/or work challenges at post.

Family Liaison Office - M/DGHR/FLO
U.S. Department of State, Harry S Truman Building, Room 1239, Washington DC 20520
Internet: http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo: Tel 202-647-1076; 800-440-0397; FAX 202-647-1670

STATE - FSI Program for Families with Children with Special Needs
The employee is required to consult with State MED and the Employment Consultation Social Workers.

1. In a collaborative approach, the parent will seek to provide MED ECS with documentation from appropriate professional describing the special educational and or emotional needs related to the special need condition and what accommodations will be needed at the gaining post.
2. The employee has responsibility to identify the school at the gaining post where they wish to enroll their child and have the respective school staff review the current needs and or other required services for the child as indicated.
3. The proposed school reviews the reports describing the special educational needs of child and offers a good faith statement of suitability and availability of school to accommodate needs of the child.
4. If special services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, and or behavioral therapy are need, a note from the local Regional Medical Officer and or Health Unit staff to confirm availability of such service providers will help expedite post approval if confirmation that the need for special services outside of the school setting is available.
5. The above required action steps will enable MED ECS to accomplish accurate and expedited consultation in support of the post assignment approval and medical category clearance actions.

STATE - Medical Clearances
The purpose of the medical clearance is to identify medical or educational conditions that require support, follow up or monitoring, that could affect staff assignments abroad. For more information, please follow this link -- Medical clearances.