Bears collaborates with Tokyo's Shibuya Ward to provide prenatal and postpartum housework support services

- The following is content from the press release -

(Head office: Nihonbashi Hamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Takeshi Takahashi; hereafter, "Bears"), established in October 1999 and now in its 24th year, has begun offering housework support services for pre-natal and post-natal mothers as the first outsourcing service provider for the "Nikoniko Mama" childcare support helper dispatch program implemented by Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. The company began providing housework support services for prenatal and postpartum mothers on June 12, 2023.

Summary

The "Nikoniko Mama" childcare support helper dispatch service is one of the services provided by "Shibuya-ku Kosodate Neubora", which supports children and families from the pregnancy period. By dispatching babysitters and other staff to pregnant women and parents raising children, the program supports them to raise their children with as much joy as possible without anxiety.
Bears will provide housekeeping services to users as a subcontractor of housekeeping support services in Shibuya Ward.

Eligibility: Residents of Shibuya Ward who fall into one of the following categories (excluding those with caregivers)
Pregnant women and women who have given birth less than 2 years ago.
Those who are raising an infant under 2 years of age due to divorce, bereavement or disappearance of the wife.
A person who is taking care of an infant under 2 years of age in place of the infant's parents due to their death or disappearance.

*For details of the support, please refer to the Shibuya Ward website.
URL:https://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kodomo/hoiku/hoiku-service/niko.html

Background of the initiative

Amid calls for measures to counter the declining birthrate of another dimension, the national and local governments are moving, and support for child-rearing and multiple birth families by the government is beginning to take off.

Since April 2021, Bears has been involved in the "Bunkyo-ku Multiple Birth Family Supporter Project" implemented by Bunkyo-ku as a subsidized service provider, and since February 2023, Bears has been providing housework support services for prenatal and postpartum mothers as a contracted service provider in the "Minato Ward Prenatal and Postnatal Housework and Childcare Support Project" implemented by Minato Ward. We have been providing housework support services for prenatal and postpartum mothers.
In May 2023, we also participated in the "Prenatal and Postnatal Support Helper "Attaka Hand"" program implemented by Taito City as a household chore support service provider. As a business operator, we will continue to promote the government's support for child rearing in order to build an environment where people can give birth to and raise children with peace of mind.

Future Prospects

Many people use the housekeeping services provided by Bears to balance work, childcare, and family life, and to realize the life they have envisioned. A safe and healthy life leads to mental and physical health.

Bears will continue to strengthen its system for stable delivery of high quality services to customers and provide "safe, secure, comfortable, and convenient" services that are close to the lives of our customers, as well as contribute to "creating a society in which everyone can live the life they envision We will contribute to the "creation of a society where everyone can live the life they envision.

Company Profile

Name: Bears Inc.
Representative: Takeshi Takahashi, President and Representative Director
Address: 2-1-1 Nihonbashi Hamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0007, Japan
Established: October 1999
Official site:https://www.happy-bears.com/
Business activities: Housekeeping services, house cleaning, kids and babysitting services, cooking services, support services for the elderly, lifestyle support services, etc.

housework servicehttps://www.happy-bears.com/kaji/
housecleaninghttps://www.happy-bears.com/houseclean/
Kids & Babysitting Serviceshttps://www.happy-bears.com/baby/
cookery servicehttps://www.happy-bears.com/cooking/
Elderly Support Services https://www.happy-bears.com/senior/
Life Support Services https://www.happy-bears.com/kurashi/

Areas served:
(Housework service, cooking service, elderly support service) Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Aichi, Hokkaido, Fukuoka *Except some areas
(Kids & Babysitting Service) Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Aichi *Except some areas
(House cleaning service) In addition to the above, Miyagi, Yamagata, Fukushima, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, Nagano, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka, Shiga, Wakayama, Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Ehime, Kochi, Saga, Nagasaki, Oita, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Okinawa *Excluding some areas
(Livelihood support service) Available throughout Japan *Depends on content