Backup Care Program

Office of Work/Life
Low Library
535 West 116th Street MC: 4337
Phone: 212-854-8019
Fax: 212-854-6323
Email: worklife@columbia.edu
Web: http://worklife.columbia.edu/backup-care

The backup care program provides care for anyone you have or feel a responsibility toward, when normal arrangements are disrupted and/or when you need to provide short-term care — your child cannot attend school, school is closed, the babysitter cancels, your parent who lives in another state becomes ill or temporarily incapacitated, your home health aide cannot come in — but you still need to get to work, teach your courses, attend to your lab, or write a paper.

For more information on the Backup Care Program, including costs and eligibility, please visit the Work/Life website at the above link.