EPIC Expands Workforce Initiatives with Employers in Arizona and New Hampshire
As a nonprofit organization founded by business leaders to engage with the business community on child care efforts, Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC) helps employers understand the child care needs of their current and prospective workforce and identify and implement solutions that support their employees and their business. EPIC’s impartial resources and expertise help organizations to find the best way for business to support their employees and their bottom line.
With industry partners and employers in many states expressing interest in EPIC’s work and services, the EPIC Board of Directors made a strategic decision to begin planning for expansion in 2023. After operating solely in Colorado for 15 years, EPIC is excited to announce the official launch of our collaboration with employers and business community partners in Arizona and New Hampshire in 2025.
These two states were strategically selected to align with the Investing in America Child Care Partnership‘s goal of leveraging federal infrastructure funding efforts to enhance local child care systems. Below are our latest developments in each state:
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Through partnership and funding from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and Couch Family Foundation, EPIC is launching two key projects in early 2025:
- Upper Valley (Lebanon) Employer Engagement: Conducting a series of workshops, modeled after our Design Lab, to help local businesses assess employee needs and develop targeted child care solutions.
- Manchester Initiative: Collaborating with established child care, community, and business leaders to identify employer engagement strategies.
ARIZONA: A powerful coalition of state partners are motivated to work with EPIC in engaging the business community on child care solutions in 2025 and beyond including:
- First Things First (FTF)
- Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Three regional United Way partners (Valley of the Sun, Tucson & Southern Arizona and Northern Arizona)
These expansions represent valuable growth and learning opportunities, enhancing our capacity to serve communities both within Colorado and beyond. EPIC will share our progress and insights as these initiatives unfold.