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New York State, in conjunction with public employee unions, is
pleased to announce NYS-Balance, a free confidential resource
and referral program for state employees. Designed to help
employees save time, and help you better balance work and life,
NYS-Balance offers fast, confidential services 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, in an array of areas including:
- Parenting
- Education
- Child care and elder care
- Health and wellness
- Midlife and retirement issues
- Personal budgeting
- Home Repair
NYS-Balance offers:
- Real people to talk to. Trained consultants to provide
customized answers to your questions and guide you to
appropriate services.
- Referrals to resources, services, and support groups in your
community.
- A comprehensive website.
- Free booklets, audio recordings, online articles, newsletters,
workshops, seminars, webinars, and other resources to help you
get the information you need in the format you want.
NYS-Balance is currently available to employees represented by
CSEA, PEF, UUP, and those designated M/C employees. The number
of employees eligible to use the service will increase as
collective bargaining agreements are reached with the other
unions.
Call (866)320-4760 or visit
www.nybalance.ny.gov. More
information about the program, including the user name and
password required to access the website, was distributed with
the May 13th paychecks.
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