What is the benefit?
A child’s self-esteem increases when an adult friend genuinely cares. His or her future is broadened by a role model who can be a guide to life’s opportunities, and around life’s obstacles. And for our children, the obstacles are very real. The benefits to the volunteer are: a chance to reconnect with youth, to make a good life even better, and to have a sense of “giving something back.” The feelings of growing and learning are shared by the child and the volunteer. As one volunteer put it, “I joined to make a difference in a child’s life, but sometimes I think I get more out of it than he does.
The PFL benefit is the same benefit that the employee would be entitled to for disability benefits under the TDI program: The benefit provided under the State program (Family Leave Insurance) is two-thirds (2/3) of the employee’s average weekly wage up to the maximum amount payable. The benefits for PFL will be equal to or greater than those provided under the state FLI program. Your employer’s benefits booklets or Plan Document will outline these benefits.
