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 Requirements [27]
The 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:
[27] 7 CFR § 273.7(c)(6)
- a. General Requirements [27]
a. 1. The nature of the E&T components the State agency plans to offer and the reasons for such components, including cost information. The methodology for State agency reimbursement for education components must be specifically addressed. If a State agency plans to offer supervised job search in accordance with paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section, the State agency must also include in the E&T plan a summary of the State guidelines implementing supervised job search. This summary of the State guidelines, at a minimum, must describe: The criteria used by the State agency to approve locations for supervised job search, an explanation of why those criteria were chosen, and how the supervised job search component meets the requirements to directly supervise the activities of participants and track the timing and activities of participants;
Current Narrative:
| Details ---- --- ---- Summary of the State guidelines implementing SJS | Supervised Job Search (SJS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Supervised job search (SJS) may take place with an A-RESET case manager or at an A-RESET provider. DHR guidance is that only those participants who are ready to work be placed into this component. The types of activities provided within this component include:
Supervised Job Search can only be done at a state-approved location. which arc limited to:
Participants must be directly supervised in this component. This means that the partner or A-RESET case manager must track and document the activities provided to participants as well as who the participant contacts in the effort to find employment. Both A-RESET staff and partner staff must track and document any of the following activities at least monthly. This is done on the A-RESET Supervised Job Search Form (Appendix E).
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| How any barriers while completing job search were addressed. | |
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| Direct link | To ensure a direct link to employment. we have established guidance on the types or participants who are a good fit for this component. This includes a person who is: Self-motivated Has skills that can lead lo immediate employment Was employed recently Wants to start work immediately and has the skills to get a job right away Independent and can work without direction and support Case managers are instructed to use labor market information and guide any supervised job search efforts towards the jobs that are in demand in the community. E&T providers indicated an increase in participation and funding on their FY24 projections. DHR also onboarded new providers that will offer this component. |
| Target population | Individuals who:
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| Criteria for participation | To participate. the individual must meet the following criteria:
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| Geographic area | Calhoun. Dallas. Elmore. Jefferson. Lee. Lowndes. Madison. Mobile. Montgomery. Tuscaloosa. Wilcox. Autauga. Baldwin. Barbour. Chambers. Cortce. Cullman. Dale. DeKalb. Escambia. Fayette. Houston. Jackson. Limestone. Marengo. Marshall. Morgan. Perry. Pike. Randolph. Russell. St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega. Tallapoosa. Walker |
| E&T providers | Aid to Inmate Mothers, AL Goodwill industries Birmingham. Build Up. Litclines Counseling Services. Goodwill Gulf Coast. Jimmie Hale Mission. Salvation Army of Birmingham. That"s My Child. WRC. Inc.. Family Resources Centers throughout Alabama |
| Projected annual participation | 825 |
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| Estimated annual component costs | $1.254.603.94 |
| Details | Job Retention (JR) |
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| Description of the component Target population | Job retention services help A-RESET participants who have secured employment through participation in an A-RESET component. The goals of job retention are to help the participant:
The partner must demonstrate a good faith effort to provide thirty clays of job retention services in instances when the participant refuses to participate. Examples of good faith efforts include:
Partners indicated an increase participation and funding on their FY24 projections. Additional providers of Job Retention also play a large part in increased projected participation. Individuals who
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| Criteria for participation | To participate. the individual must meet the following criteria:
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| Geographic area | Calhoun. Dallas. Elmore. Jefferson. Lee. Lowndes. Madison. Mobile. Montgomery. Tuscaloosa. Wilcox. Autauga. Baldwin. |
| Barbour. Chambers. Coffee. Cullman. Dale. DeKalb, Escambia. Fayette, Houston. Jackson. Limestone, Marengo. Marshall, Morgan. Perry. Pike. Randolph. Russell. St. Clair. Shelby.Talladega. Tallapoosa. Walker | |
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| E&T providers | Aid to Inmate Mothers. Lifelines Counseling Services, Goodwill Gulf Coast. I lope Inspired Ministries. Salvation Army of Birmingham. That's My Child. WRC. Inc.. The Bridge Center. SAFE. Family Resources Centers throughout Alabama |
| Projected annual participation | 919 |
| Estimated annual component costs | $1.147.367.91 |
| Details | Self-Employment Training (SET) |
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| Description of the component | Self-Employment training is a component that improves the employability or participants by training them to design and operate a small business or another self"-employment venture. This component is intended to help individuals with sound business ideas but who lack the skills and knowledge to successfully create and implement a plan for self-employment. The increase in participation in this component is based on increased participation during the latter part or FY 2023 and continued projected increase due to increased promotion of the program. |
| Target population | ABAWDs and any other work registrant |
| Criteria for participation | Participants must meet the eligibility criteria for the program, which may include age and education minimum. |
| Geographic area | Statewide |
| E&T providers | Troy University |
| Projected annual participation | 40 |
| Estimated annual component costs | $25.000 |