


Melody Smith - Founder of Making A Difference Staffing and Creator of Workforce Difference Solutions is a workforce development leader with experience in staffing, employer partnerships, and workforce retention strategies across manufacturing and professional sectors.
An alumna of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program and an A+ rated business with the Better Business Bureau since 2018, the Founder has built a proven track record of ethical leadership and workforce innovation.
Through Workforce Difference Solutions, a workforce development program, Making A Difference Staffing is scaling a three-pillar framework—Empower. Prepare. Connect—focused on removing barriers to employment and improving long-term workforce outcomes in disadvantaged communities.
Making A Difference Staffing has formalized its status as a registered federal contractor.
ENTITY CREDENTIALS
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To empower individuals and strengthen communities by creating pathways to sustainable employment and economic opportunity.
We empower individuals, strengthen employers, and build thriving communities by delivering workforce development programs, improving workplace cultures, and driving strategic workforce initiatives that create pathways to sustainable employment and long-term success.
To transform lives and strengthen communities by becoming a trusted leader in workforce strategy, workforce development, and sustainable employment outcomes.
Our model is proven in real workforce environments:
Workforce Difference Solutions Program
1. How do employers join the CONNECT Live Experience?
An annual membership fee is required. You must be an approved Employer Partner within the Making A Difference Staffing Workforce Development Ecosystem. Once your membership is active, your organization receives an all-access invitation to attend our CONNECT Live Experiences.
2. What happens when an employer wants to hire a program graduate at the CONNECT Live Experience event?
If you discover the perfect talent match for your team during our Workforce Difference Solutions CONNECT Live Experience event, we offer a Graduate Introduction model that opens the door for immediate onboarding. At that stage, a Graduate Employment Success Fee is applied and due according to the terms of our partnership.
Change how your sector hires. Join our Workforce Development Ecosystem today!
A Workforce Strategy and Development Organization that builds sustainable employment pathways through collaboration, preparation, and employer engagement.
Our ecosystem brings together three partners working toward one outcome: Workforce Success.

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