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:
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters. The Workforce Development Section within DCFS administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) program. The SNAP E&T program administrative structure includes a SNAP E&T Manager, SNAP E&T Program Manager, 3 (three) Functional Administrator SNAP E&T Consultants (Data and Program/Policy/Outreach), 6 (six) Regional Outreach SNAP E&T Consultants for the following regions: Southeast Louisiana (New Orleans, Covington, Thibodaux), Southwest Louisiana (Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles), and North Louisiana (Shreveport, Alexandria, Monroe).
Louisiana’s SNAP E&T program is a state-administered program with providers in most metropolitan areas with intent to expand throughout the state for SNAP eligible individuals who volunteer to participate. The Workforce Development Section prioritizes the value of education, training, skill development and building while considering individuals’ many barriers and overall needs. These activities include assistance with searching for a job, life skills, coaching, case management, and vocational education. The geographic limitation is expected to provide optimum opportunity to utilize available federal and state funds in a responsible, practical and productive manner. Therefore, Louisiana has 39 SNAP E&T Providers which provide SNAP E&T services to SNAP recipients. The provider and parishes served are as follows:
| Provider | Parishes |
|---|---|
| Aim High Education | Statewide |
| Baton Rouge Community College | East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Pointe Coupee |
| Ben D. Johnson | Natchitoches |
| Café Hope | Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines |
| Calcasieu Parish Police Jury | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vernon |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Tammany |
| CodeX Academy | Statewide |
| Community Helpers Early Learning Professionals | Calcasieu |
| Covenant House New Orleans | Orleans |
| Delgado Community College | Orleans, Jefferson |
| Elise Phlebotomy | Statewide |
| Escape from Poverty | Lafayette, Vermillion |
| Family Promise of St. Tammany | St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington |
| Fletcher Technical College | Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, St. Mary |
| Goodwill of North Louisiana | Caddo, Bossier |
| Goodwill of Southeast Louisiana | Ascension, Assumption, East Feliciana, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Terrebonne, West Feliciana, West Baton Rouge |
| Grace House | East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa |
| Hope Ministries | Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. James, West Feliciana, West Baton Rouge |
| Hustle and Grow | Ouachita, Lincoln, Morehouse, Jackson, Union, Richland, East Carroll, West Carroll |
| Louisiana Green Corps | Orleans, Jefferson |
| Louisiana Delta Community College | Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, Ouachita, Morehouse, West Carroll, Richland, Franklin, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll |
| Liberty’s Kitchen | Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard |
| Mission Rebirth | Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, Iberville |
| New Orleans Career Center | Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard |
| New Orleans Family Justice Alliance | Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, Plaquemines |
| New Orleans Mission | Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Charles, St. Bernard, St. John the Baptist, St. James, Tangipahoa |
| NOVA Workforce Institute | Ouachita, Richland, Morehouse, Madison, Tensas, East Carroll, West Carroll |
| New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter | Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, Plaquemines |
| Operation Restoration New Orleans | Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John, St. James, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Madison |
| Operation Spark | Statewide |
| Petra College | Tangipahoa, Livingston, Washington |
| Propel America | East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston, St. Helena, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Iberville |
| Reconcile New Orleans | Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles |
| South Louisiana Community College | Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermillion |
| St. Vincent de Paul | Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard |
| Thrive NOLA | Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Tammany |
| WE R CPR | East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston, West Baton Rouge |
| Youth Empowerment Project | Orleans |
| YWCA Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Ascension, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, Assumption, Tangipahoa, Livingston |