Located in:
- Employment and Training Programs Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Programs Authorized Under Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)))
- a. General RequirementsThe State agency must prepare and submit an Employment and Training (E&T) Plan to its appropriate Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Regional Office. The E&T Plan must be available for public inspection at the State agency headquarters. A State agency may include its plan for the SNAP E&T program in a Combined Plan under WIOA but will require FNS approval prior to implementation and must continue to make a copy of the plan available for public inspection. If a State includes SNAP E&T in a Combined Plan under WIOA, the State agency will detail the following for each year covered by the Combined Plan:
- a. General Requirements
a. 4. The Characteristics of the Population the State Agency Intends to Place in E&t;
Current Narrative:
Expanded E&T participants enrolled at Liberty’s Kitchen are self-initiated participants between the ages of 16 and 24 who reside in the greater New Orleans area.
Expanded E&T participants enrolled at CPPJ are participants of all ages recruited during Calcasieu Parish Business & Career Solution Center (BCSC) orientation.
Expanded E&T participants enrolled at GWSELA are self-initiated participants ages 18 and up who reside in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Expanded E&T participants enrolled in Covenant House are self-initiated participants between the ages of 16 and 22 who reside in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Expanded E&T participants enrolled in Reconcile New Orleans (Café Reconcile) are self-initiated participants between the ages of 16 to 24 who reside in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. Louisiana has a large population of underemployed individuals working less than 30 hours per week who are required to register for work. The average number of SNAP recipients for FFY 2017 was 918,497. Of this number, 156,560 were mandatory work registrants. Statistical information was obtained from the SNAP data files.