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- 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. 6. The Geographic Areas Covered and Not Covered by the E&t Plan and Why, and the Type and Location of Services to Be Offered
Current Narrative:
Louisiana partners with LWC to offer Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) assessment and training through LWC’s Business and Career Solutions Centers statewide (59 locations). ABAWDs in parishes without LaJET are required to participate in LWC services. Non-ABAWDs are exempt from mandatory participation.
Louisiana has five contracted partners which provide Expanded E&T services to SNAP recipients. • Liberty's Kitchen serves youth in the Greater New Orleans area. • The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury (CPPJ) Human Services Department offers services for residents of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis Parishes. • Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana (GWSELA) offers services to individuals in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. • Covenant House serves youth in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. • Reconcile New Orleans (Café Reconcile) serves youth in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.