Welfare to Work

UPS has been an active leader in recruiting and hiring welfare recipients for the past 25 years. Even before President Clinton challenged the nation "to turn welfare checks into private sector paychecks," we were already on the front lines, visiting government and social service agencies, interviewing welfare recipients and placing them in jobs at UPS. As one of the five founding companies in The Welfare to Work Partnership, formed in 1997, UPS has become even more active in hiring welfare recipients and in encouraging other business to get involved in the initiative. We even provided a loaned executive to The Partnership to set up the organization's operations and recruit business members. To date, we've hired more than 52,000 former welfare recipients in locations across the United States.

Transportation Solutions

Many welfare recipients want to work, but have no access to reliable transportation. Studies have shown that only six percent of welfare recipients have reliable cars and many find jobs in the suburbs where public transportation is not always convenient. UPS partners with local non profit organizations and government agencies to provide access to transportation for employees.

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