Family Resources

We offer you resources to help build and take care of your family, including:

Adoption Assistance

Eligible employees who adopt a child receive a lump sum payment of up to $5,000 to help with adoption expenses, including:  

  • Agency adoption fees
  • Court costs
  • Attorney fees 
  • Round-trip transportation to bring the child home

Gestational Surrogacy Program

Gestational surrogacy is an arrangement in which a person carries and delivers a baby for another person or couple. The person who carries the baby is the gestational surrogate or gestational carrier.

Our Gestational Surrogacy Program reimburses gestational surrogacy parents up to $15,000 for eligible expenses associated with the gestational surrogacy. The program is open to benefits-eligible employees.

Family and Caregiving Programs

Need help at home? Care@Work helps you find: 

  • Child care
  • Pet walkers
  • Senior caregivers
  • Housekeepers
  • And more!

Benefits-eligible staff receive a free premium membership to the Care.com portal, where you can explore provider profiles, do background checks and a Safety Center to get guidance on assessing providers.

Subsidized Backup Child and Adult Care
Need emergency back-up care for child or adult day care? Through Care@Work, you can access subsidized, vetted care for work-related situations up to 10 days per fiscal year (Jan 1 – Dec 31). Take advantage of this benefit in two easy steps:

Step 1: Enroll on Hopkins’ Care.com portal
Step 2: Search for backup care or call 855-781-1303

For more information and eligibility, email the WorkLife Office.

Note: If you use more than $5,000 in backup care and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account benefits for any 12-month period, the excess will be applied to your wages, as required by the IRS.

Finding Child Care with Maryland Family Network LOCATE

Employees and students of the Johns Hopkins Enterprise can get customized referral services and child care information through LOCATE: Child Care Corporate Enhanced Referral Service, including:

  • Individual counseling to assess your child care needs and match you with available services.
  • Referrals to child care providers and licensed group programs in Maryland, plus follow-up assistance until placement is found.
  • Materials on specialized child care options and services, federal income tax credits for families, and Maryland state financial assistance programs.

To get started, you can complete the online registration form, call 800-999-0120, or email LOCATEcorporate@marylandfamilynetwork.org . A referral specialist will contact you once you’ve registered.

Johns Hopkins Child Care and Early Learning Center

Operated by Bright Horizons and located on the East Baltimore campus, the Johns Hopkins Child Care and Early Learning Center enrolls children ages six weeks through preschool for full-time care.

You’re eligible if you’re are full-time employee of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Health System, and Bayview Medical Center. Learn more about the Johns Hopkins Child Care and Early Learning Center .

Lactation Support Program

Pregnancy, childbirth, adoption, surrogacy, and loss are all major life transitions. Continuing to chest/breastfeed, or exclusively pump, requires extra planning and support. Johns Hopkins’ Lactation Support Program helps make the transition back to work or study easier.

There are registered rooms across the Hopkins campuses, which are all equipped with hospital-grade pumps (Ameda Platinum or Medela Symphony).

Complete these steps to participate in the Lactation Support Program:

  1. Request lactation accommodations .
  2. Register to use a lactation room . After you register, you’ll get a confirmation email containing room amenity and access information.

Go to Lactation Support for more information.