New Benefits Offering through Care.com

The Office of Human Resources is thrilled to announce a partnership with Care.com for new family care benefits. We know that caring for your family while you are at work can often be a challenge. To help balance your work and home life, support is available, even when it's needed at a moment’s notice. Care.com provides a variety of providers and options to assist with needs such as after-school care, caring for a child who is home sick, caring for children while you are working from home, caring for aging parents, and more.

What’s included and who is eligible

Effective September 1, 2021, the University of Pittsburgh is offering a variety of benefits through Care.com to certain eligible employees, including full-time staff, full-time faculty, and full-time postdoctoral scholars, and postdoctoral associates.

Care.com Membership

Premium, unlimited membership access to the Care.com network to find your ongoing care needs for children, seniors, pets, your home, and more. 

Backup Care for Children

Access to vetted and subsidized in-home or in-center care for your children when your regular care is not available. Use Backup Care for school closures, for last-minute sitter cancellations, if your child is sick, and more.

  • Eligible participants have a total of 10 subsidized Backup Care days per year (September through August) to use for either child or adult Backup Care.
  • Backup Care copays, which are paid directly to Care.com, are as follows:
    • $4/hour for in-home child care
    • $10/day per child for in-center child care

Backup Care for Adults

Care.com provides Backup Care for adults for rides to doctor appointments, help recovering from surgery, meal prep, care for when regular adult care is not available, and more.

  • Eligible participants have a total of 10 subsidized Backup Care days per year (September through August) to use for either child or adult Backup Care.
  • Backup Care copays, which are paid directly to Care.com, are as follows:
    • $4/hour for in-home adult care

Enroll now at pitt.care.com

Register at pitt.care.com to obtain access to the benefits of the network. For backup care on the go, download the Care@Work mobile app.

To enroll, you will need your employee number (located on your pay statement in Pitt Worx), your name, and address.


Learn more about who’s eligible and what this program covers. If you have any questions about this benefit or eligibility, please submit an inquiry online.