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Best Practices for Hiring Homeless Workers and Why You Should Consider Doing It (Part 2)

By Kelly Creighton May 4, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 4, 2018

Continued from yesterday’s post, here are a few more best practices to follow when hiring homeless workers. Focus on Social Impact First   While it is completely fine to want to generate profits (after all, that is the reason you’re in business), don’t consider business models that will exploit homeless workers simply so that your […]

Best Practices for Hiring Homeless Workers and Why You Should Consider It (Part 1)

By Kelly Creighton May 3, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 3, 2018

A few years ago, Amazon hired homeless workers through a local YMCA in Washington state, and the program did not go over very well. However, other organizations like P.S. Kitchen in New York City and the Parks and Recreation Department in Boise are excelling after hiring homeless workers—which goes to show that hiring homeless workers […]