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Utah Governor: Utah government to continue 4 day work-week
(Dec. 2, 2009)

Senator Mike Crapo on a healthy balance between work and family:

“Studies show that a healthy balance between work and family will produce happier and more productive employees, which will benefit the rest of society as well as the economy.  This is why I am cosponsoring Senate Resolution 296, with Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, which designates October 2009 as “National Work and Family Month.”  A lack of job flexibility for working parents negatively affects children’s health in ways that range from children being unable to make necessary doctors’ appointments to children receiving inadequate early care, which leads to more severe and prolonged illness.”

 - Senator Mike Crapo (ID), Oct. 2009 -

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Twiga is dedicated to being a voice for family consciousness to strengthen each individual’s commitment to themselves, their family and their community. As we focus on the workplace we find workplace flexibility to be a key component in addressing the mismatch between the workplace and family needs. Our efforts are centered around bringing to light an understanding of workplace flexibility as a good business strategy that, additionally, helps to insure a strong workforce for the future through healthy families and communities.

Family-consciousness begins with an awareness that family is at the heart of our society. More proactive than reactive, this awareness helps us understand that we can maximize our lives and find life in our work when we are conscious of our families – including care giving, individual and family health, community health and safety, education, transportation, environmental concerns, housing, career development and mobility and many other areas that intersect our lives.