Professional Staff Organization

September 23, 2020

COVID-19 Caregiver Task Force

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for employee and student caregivers everywhere. Locally, COVID-19 has worsened an existing caregiving crisis by causing many child care centers to close or reduce capacity and reducing programs and services that provide support for children, adults and caregivers.

On July 30, 2020, President Cauce charged a task force with recommending enhancements that UW can make to better support employee and student caregivers during the 2020-21 academic year. The PSO contributed to this task force, and we are glad to share the report.

Read more here.