Since 2011, MSU has been partnered with Care.com to provide in-home care services for faculty, staff, and students, and the service has proven to benefit the University over the last year.

Care.com posts profiles of high-quality care providers anywhere in the country for its members. Services such as child care, senior/elder support, pet care  and more are all provided in the family’s home. MSU employees and students are entitled to a free membership with Care.com, in which they can search for providers or post job listings. All providers have gone through background checks and members have access to reviews and references as well.

Based on user survey responses, it has been projected that Care.com has resulted in a $1.2 million net benefit to MSU according to Family Resource Center Coordinator Lori Strom.

“MSU can’t build 25 day care centers, but we can give students and employees the tools they need to hire at home and do so on their own terms,” Strom said.

In the survey of MSU customers, 95 percent said they would recommend Care.com to a friend and that the service made them less stressed at work, enabling them to focus more.

“We are a huge institution – we have over 500 buildings on the main campus. I try to personalize services so that people here know MSU is sensitive to their needs,” Strom said.

To learn more about the success of Care.com from Strom and MSU users, click here.

Visit www.care.com/group/msu to learn more, or join the service today using your MSU NetID email address!