Bosses for Babies

How This Boss Makes an Impact for Children in Florida

At Champions for Children, babies are their business. They provide a continuum of family education, support, and resources for families with young children in the Tampa Bay community and hold a special spot for newborns. Champions for Children knows that to deliver the highest quality of services; their employees need to feel that they and their families are taken care of. This year, 100% of their 100-plus employees were satisfied with their employee benefits. Even at that level of achievement, they continually assess, evaluate, and improve available benefits. Last year, budget constraints required Champions for Children to switch health insurance providers.  Based on employee feedback, they worked hard to return to their previous provider so their employees could access mental health benefits without a co-payment. As human services providers, their work schedules focus on the needs of the families they serve. However, when possible, they create flexible work arrangements and are mindful of the demands of caregiving for their workforce.

Bio

JL Bielon, CFRE serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Champions for Children, Inc., a prominent organization in the Tampa Bay area dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. The organization achieves its mission through research-based family education programs proven to promote positive parenting and foster optimal child development. The founding principle of Champions underscores the collective impact of our community's efforts in averting and addressing child abuse and neglect, recognizing that the repercussions of failure affect us all.

JL has worked in the nonprofit sector in Tampa at the University of South Florida, Tampa Theatre, Lions World Vision Institute, and ZooTampa. JL is a Leadership Tampa Alumni Class of 2016 member, a sustaining member of the Junior League of Tampa, a past-president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Tampa Bay Chapter (2019, 2020), having served as a member since 2001. She currently serves on the Leadership Tampa Alumni Cabinet and is the Chair of the Outreach Committee.