Center for Families

Kanter Award Associations

The Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research is a partnership of the Center for Families at Purdue University, the Center for Work and Family at Boston College, and the Alliance of Work-Life Progress.

The Center for Families works to strengthen the capacity of families to provide nurturing environments for their members. Find out more about the Center for Families.

Boston College Center for Work and Family
Founded in 1990, the Boston College Center for Work and Family is committed to enhancing the quality of life of today's workforce by providing leadership for the integration of work and life, an essential for business and community success. The center's vision is that companies and communities will work together to ensure their mutual prosperity and the well-being of employees and their families.

The center is home to two corporate partnerships. The Work and Family Roundtable is a national membership organization of 45 employers committed to excellence in work-life with the mission to provide leadership to shape responses to the demands of work, home, and community in order to enhance employee effectiveness. The New England Work and Family Association is the center's local New England partnership with a mission to foster collaborations to create and sustain employer work-life programs that effectively meet both employee and business needs and to build more productive, healthier workplaces for employers, employees, families, and the community.

Alliance for Work-Life Progress
The Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP) is the leading nonprofit professional association committed to the development and advancement of the field of work-life effectiveness. Founded in 1996, AWLP strives to improve the professionalism of those working in the work-life arena and influence better integration of work and family life. AWLP also addresses work-life issues through publications, forums, surveys, and as an education provider, including certificate courses. An affiliate organization of WorldatWork, AWLP has its headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.