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. 4. The characteristics of the population the State agency intends to place in E&T;
Current Narrative:
Targeted populations for LaJET are mandatory work registrants and volunteer participants. LaJET participants will participate in the following components: Job Search Training, Supervised Job Search, and Referrals to Educational Programs. LaJET participants will also participate in Work Experience Activities and retention services. ABAWDs who are mandatory work registrants will utilize WIOA for job skills training.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled at Liberty’s Kitchen are self-initiated participants between the ages of 16 and 24 who reside in the greater New Orleans area.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled at CPPJ are participants of all ages recruited during Calcasieu Parish Business & Career Solution Center (BCSC) orientation who reside in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis Parishes.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled at GWSELA – Goodwill Technical College are self-initiated participants ages 18 and up who reside in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in Covenant House are self-initiated participants between the ages of 16 and 22 who reside in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in Reconcile New Orleans (Café Reconcile) are self-initiated participants between the ages of 16 and 24 who reside in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in HOPE Ministries are self-initiated participants ages 18 and up who reside in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in Louisiana Green Corps are self-initiated participants between the ages of 18 and 25 who reside in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in YEP are self-initiated participants between the ages of 18 and 24 who reside in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in NOVA are self-initiated participants ages 18 and up who reside in Ouachita, Richland, Morehouse, Madison, East Carroll and West Carroll Parishes.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in LDCC are self-initiated participants ages 18 and up who reside in Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, Ouachita, Morehouse, East Carroll, West Carroll, Richland, Franklin, Tensas, and Madison Parishes.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in one of UWSELA’s subcontractors program are self-initiated participants ages 18 and up and reside in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, and Washington Parishes.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in Cowen Institute are self-initiated participants between the ages of 18 and 24 who reside in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in CEO are self-initiated participants ages 18 and up who reside in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany Parishes.
Expanded SNAP E&T participants enrolled in NOWCS are self-initiated participants ages 18 and up who reside in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Louisiana has a large population of underemployed individuals working less than 30 hours per week who are required to register for work. The average number of SNAP recipients for FFY 2019 was 816,237. Of this number, 66,860 were mandatory work registrants. Statistical information was obtained from the SNAP data files.