FOR RELEASE ON DECEMBER 2, 2025
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Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Awards Honor 17 Regional Businesses for Exceptional Workplace Culture and Community Impact
FALLS CHURCH, VA [December 2, 2025] – Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS) proudly celebrated 17 outstanding regional employers at the 2025 CARE (Companies As Responsive Employers) Awards, held Thursday, November 20, at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. The annual event recognized organizations that exemplify excellence in employee engagement, community stewardship, and family-friendly workplace practices across the Greater Washington region.
Since 1992, the CARE Awards have honored businesses that go beyond profit to prioritize their people—creating flexible and community-minded workplaces that strengthen both their organizations and the region as a whole.
“For more than 30 years, the CARE Awards have celebrated companies that invest in their people,” said Stephanie Berkowitz, president and CEO of Northern Virginia Family Services. “This year’s 17 CARE Award winners exemplify what it means to build workplaces where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired. Their commitment to health and wellness doesn’t just strengthen their companies—it strengthens our entire region. NVFS is proud to honor these leaders who show that when we care for employees, we build stronger communities for everyone.”
Northern Virginia Family Services celebrated its 2025 CARE Award winners on November 20, 2025, at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. The annual event recognized organizations that exemplify excellence in employee engagement, community stewardship, and family-friendly workplace practices across the Greater Washington region.
Christina Pritchett, chair of the CARE advisory committee (left), and Stephanie Berkowitz, Northern Virginia Family Services (right), congratulated Corinne Grimaldi (center) from Evans Inc. on their 10th CARE Award.
Christina Pritchett, chair of the CARE advisory committee (left), and Stephanie Berkowitz, Northern Virginia Family Services (right), congratulated Erin Pressley (center) for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association as the longest-running CARE Award winner.
The 2025 CARE Award winners are:
- ACI Solutions
- Apple Federal Credit Union
- B&A
- Business Benefits Group
- Comstock Companies
- Consumer Technology Association
- Dev Technology Group
- Eleccion, LLC
- ENSCO, Inc.
- Evans Inc.
- Federal Management Partners, LLC (FMP, LLC)
- Fors Marsh
- FranConnect
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC)
- NetImpact Strategies Inc.
- USTA Mid-Atlantic Foundation
For more details about the CARE Awards, visit nvfs.org/care.
About Northern Virginia Family Services
For more than 100 years, Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS) has provided the breadth and depth of services needed to help individuals and families thrive at every stage of life. From housing and health care to workforce development and early childhood education, NVFS delivers the essential building blocks of financial, emotional, and physical well-being. Each year, NVFS empowers more than 40,000 of our neighbors to achieve their goals—strengthening families, fostering resilience, and building a connected community for generations to come. Learn more at nvfs.org.
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