GREEN BAY, WI (Oct. 6, 2008) – Partners in Education, a program of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Start Smart of Brown County – The Early Childhood Council and the Green Bay Press-Gazette are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2008 Families in Good Company Awards:
• Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance, 3500 Packerland Dr., De Pere.
• Associated Banc-Corp, 1200 Hansen Rd., Green Bay
• Enzymatic Therapy, Inc., 825 Challenger Dr., Green Bay
 These prestigious awards honor these Greater Green Bay Area employers who have made a commitment to family-friendly policies, an investment in our children, our future and the workforce of tomorrow.
 Enzymatic Therapy was selected for living its core value of sincere respect for people through efforts like special matching donation programs for selected charities in which employees are interested and day-off donation programs to assist employees struck by tragedy that requires them to be gone from work beyond the duration of their accumulated vacation time. The company also conducts a Jeans Week every month, with employees donating $5 to a charity for the privilege to wear jeans. Enzymatic Therapy is also currently hosting a series of “Positive Parenting” Lunch n’ Learns for employees and offers a mentorship program that encourages participants to reach out across departments to foster professional development.
Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance realizes the importance families play in their lives of employees. The company offers resources and policies that allow employee manage their work/life events which in turn results in a high performance culture. Ameriprise offers employees a generous sick time and paid-off time policy that allows them to use their time off as needed, including attendance at school conferences, family doctor appointments, baseball games, school plays, etc. The company also provides up to eight hours of paid time off for employees to participate in volunteer activities the company sponsors and education programs.
To help employees manage the challenges of their work and home lives, it offers LifeWorks, a nationwide resource; a sick child care program that pays employees up to $50 a day for six days to find care when their child is ill and cannot attend regular day care; and a medical leave policy for new hires who haven’t yet met FMLA requirements.
 Associated Banc-Corp was selected for its efforts based on a commitment to a “culture of caring” and to help colleagues strive for a good balance between work and family. The company offers its Associated’s Founder’s Scholarship program, which provides scholarship opportunities to children of Associated employees. Managers at the company also work with colleagues to support them during time of need, accommodating life needs with flexible work alternative work schedules. The company offers LifeWorks access to all its employees, a resource that helps employees as well as their families deal with everyday issues and more. In addition, just in the past month or so the company announced several new benefits that including college coaching – personalized coaching service for employees who have children preparing for college, and military family deployment trip assistance, which provides financial assistance toward travel arrangements to the site an immediate family member is being deployed from.
Recipients of the Families in Good Company Awards will be recognized at the Oct. 20 Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting.
 For more information or about the awards or the award recipients, please call Partners in Education at 920-437-8704. To register for the Chamber’s annual meeting, visit www.titletown.org or call (920) 593-3419.
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The Education and Leadership department includes programs such as Partners in Education (PIE), Leadership Green Bay and Current Young Professionals. PIE’s most prominent programs include the Golden Apple Awards, Brown County Teen Leadership, Youth Apprenticeship, WisCareers, Career Expo and Educators in The Workplace--programs designed to strengthen the economic future of our community.
Established in 1882, the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is focused on promoting economic and community development. Chamber programs include Advance, Partners in Education, Leadership Green Bay, Brown County Teen Leadership, Current-Young Professionals Network and Good Government Council.
For more information about the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and its programs, call 437-8704 or visit www.titletown.org.