Faulkner-Ciocca is the first employer to receive the award in this area. There are 141 employers in 39 states being recognized by The Compassionate Friends for showing extra sensitivity to bereaved employees following the death of a child.
These employers provided additional time off without loss of benefits, allowed for flexible work schedules and assignments, gave leeway in job performance standards, fostered an environment of mutual support among coworkers, provided professional grief counseling, human resources support, or information regarding self-help bereavement organizations, and provided grieving employees with other services.
Compassionate Friends describes Gregg Ciocca as a "very caring employer and very supportive to the needs and feelings of a parent who has experienced the death of a child."
Compassionate Friends, a nonprofit organization, is a support group for families and friends who have lost loved ones, particularly children, too soon.
The Quakertown chapter meets on the second Tuesday of the month at St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital, at 7:30 p.m. in the Taylor Conference rooms. Call: 215-536-0173.