The Birth of the Employee's Assistants Programs in the Workplace
Several years ago corporations awoke to the understanding that employees were their greatest asset. Without taking care of the employee and their family's needs they lost valuable trained workers, training dollars and production. Their answer was the Employee's Assistants Program. This took on several forms from calling some unknown place where the employee could talk to someone they did not know to the open door policy to the company's CEO. Neither of these worked very well for a variety reasons including, employees preferred talking to someone they knew and could see and the open door policy worked, but it soon consumed the CEO's valuable time.

It was clear chaplains were the answer
Chaplains came to the rescue! By being on-site each week they become acquainted with the employees and they win their trust. Chaplains are a neutral third party, meaning; both employees and management can trust them due to strict confidentiality. Chaplains take the load off of everyone from the CEO to the HR Department by representing the caring company to the employees and their family's at the hospitals, attending or performing weddings and funerals, making needed calls and tending to the needs of the employee and their families. Chaplains are the listening ear and the affirming presence in the workplace.