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. 11. The relationship between the State agency and other organizations it plans to coordinate with for the provision of services, including organizations in the Statewide workforce development system, if available. Copies of contracts must be available for inspection;
Current Narrative:
The LaJET Program is the cooperative employment and training services initiative of three entities, the Local Parish Offices of DCFS, State SNAP Office and Louisiana Workforce Commission.
The actual services to participants are provided through a contractual agreement with the Louisiana Workforce Commission. In general, the responsibilities are as follows:
• Staff in the local parish DCFS offices identifies LaJET participants.
• On a weekly basis, DCFS notifies the LaJET Service Providers of the SNAP recipients who are to be provided employment and training services.
• Within 15 days of receipt of notification from DCFS, the LaJET Service Provider must schedule an appointment and subsequently assess and place the LaJET referent. Services will be provided as outlined in the components.
Services are provided to ABAWDs statewide through LWC’s Business and Career Solutions Centers by providing workforce preparation skills, labor exchange information, and referrals. LWC's Business and Career Solutions Center provides services through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) participation. ABAWDs who do not meet the ABAWD work requirements are referred to LWC Business and Career Solutions Centers. There is no contractual agreement of MOU to provide these services as LWC's mission is to serve this population.
Louisiana has fourteen contracted partners which provide voluntary SNAP E&T services to SNAP recipients. These volunteer programs serve self-initiated participants who are considered as reverse referrals. Voluntary E&T services are offered at Liberty’s Kitchen, Calcasieu Parish Police Jury (CPPJ) Human Services Department, Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana (GWSELA) – Goodwill Technical College, Covenant House, Reconcile New Orleans (Café Reconcile), HOPE Ministries, Louisiana Green Corps, Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), New Opportunities Vision Achievement (NOVA), Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC), United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA), Cowen Institute, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), and New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter (NOWCS).