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A trio of reports suggests that an alternative model of temporary staffing programs — one that provides employers and low-income workers with careful job matching and support services — not only helps workers obtain jobs, but also offers them important pathways to gaining the skills that employers are looking for.

The reports, produced by the Center for Social Policy at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, explore findings from the Mott-funded Alternative Staffing Demonstration.

• Why Use the Services of Alternative Staffing Organizations: Perspectives from Customer Businesses (December 2012)


• Alternative Staffing Organizations and Skills: Linking Temporary Work with Training (November 2012)


• The Alternative Staffing Work Experience: Populations, Barriers and Employment Outcomes (September 2012)