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How One Company Built a Career Ladder for Working Parents of Children with Disabilities
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a specific case: how a large healthcare system, Children's Health of Texas, created a career ladder for employees who are parents of children with disabilities. The program, called the Family Caregiver Career Track, launched in 2025 and includes flexible scheduling, dedicated career coaching, and a $5,000 annual stipend for respite care or therapy services. Lucas shares how the program emerged from data showing that 40% of the system's low-wage workers had a child with a chronic condition or disability, and how turnover among those employees…
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