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. 7. 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:
Alabama’s counties are divided into three categories: those with local A-RESET staff, those without local A-RESET staff. and those without employment and training (E&T) services.
Counties with local A-RESET staff: 13 counties have local OHR A-RESET case managers. Participants whose Food Assistance case is open in these counties have access to case management through the county office or at their selected A-RESET partner. There are also more A-RESET programs and services available in these counties due to them generally being our more urban counties. These case managers also serve surrounding counties and can provide case management for them.
The county A-RESET case manager is responsible for the assessment and completion of the Individualized Employment Plan (IEP) when a participant is directly referred from the eligibility worker. the monitoring of participants’ progress as they matriculate through the A-RESET program, and processing participation hours to issue the semi monthly participant reimbursement. The assessment and IEP are completed by the A RESET partner when the participant starts at the partner and a request for referral is initiated. The county A-RESET case manager will review the IEP for appropriateness.
Our counties with local A-RESET staff are:
- Calhoun
- Dallas
- Elmore
- Houston
- Jefferson
- Lee
- Lowndes
- Madison
- Mobile
- Montgomery
- Talladega
- Tuscaloosa
- Wilcox
Counties without local A-RESET staff: 31 counties do not have local DHR A RESET case managers. In these counties. the only available A-RESET programs are offered by ACCS and SAFE. ACCS and SAFE are responsible for the assessment and the IEP. Participation hours are provided to state DHR staff to process the participant reimbursement.
Additionally, participants may access employment and training opportunities through the 38 career centers and satellites that are strategically located throughout the state. These centers provide a wide range of E&T activities.
Our counties without local A-RESET staff are:
- Autauga
- Baldwin
- Barbour
- Butler
- Clarke
- Chambers
- Coffee
- Colbert
- Conecuh
- Cullman
- Dale
- DeKalb
- Escambia
- Etowah
- Fayette
- Jackson
- Limestone
- Marengo
- Marion Marshall
- Morgan
- Monroe
- Perry
- Pike
- Randolph
- Russell
- Shelby
- St. Clair
- Tallapoosa
- Walker
- Washington
Counties without employment and training (E&T) services: The remaining 23 counties have no available employment and training services. Individuals living in these counties can meet the work requirements by participating with ACCS and through the career centers.
Components offered:
- Supervised Job Search
- Job Retention
- Adult Basic Education
- Work Readiness Training
- Career/Technical Education
- On-the-job training
- Work Activity
- Vocational Training
- Work based learning-other