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SNAP E&T: A new resource
for reducing family poverty
Overview | Events |
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Overview
Thanks to legislation approved in 2008 by the General Assembly, Connecticut may use new federal funds to work in helping food stamp recipients get the training and other tools they need to find employment and become financially secure and self-sufficient. It's the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Employment and Training Reimbursement Program (SNAP E&T).
Under SNAP E&T, job-training providers may be eligible to receive a 50-cent
federal match for every dollar they spend on services that help food stamp
recipients find regular employment. A wide range of services qualify.
Examples include helping food-stamp recipients secure
high-school-equivalency diplomas, providing English-as-a-second-language
classes and providing child care and transportation for parents in school.
“With so many people needing new skills in this stormy economy and so few
resources available
to them, this is a great opportunity to not just stabilize our hardest-hit
families but give them a
better chance for long-term prosperity,” Commission on Children Executive
Director Elaine
Zimmerman said.
She noted that Connecticut joins other states receiving SNAP E&T match funds,
including New York, which receives more than $100 million annually in
federal reimbursements.
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Towns and
cities could get $8.25 million in
federal job-training dollars under SNAP E&T
So far, more than half the
communities in Connecticut have applied to participate
in SNAP E&T, and it's easy to understand why: The
federal government would provide a 50-cent match for
every dollar they spent on services to help food stamp
recipients find regular employment.
See who's participating
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Events
September 8, 2009: A Workshop for Cities
and Regions...
Held by the Commission in association
with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, this workshop gave town
and city officials an opportunity to learn about SNAP E&T from officials of
communities that already are participating. Read more
June 8, 2009: Promoting Employment with SNAP E&T
The Commission hosted a briefing on how job-training providers -- including
municipalities and community colleges -- can participate in SNAP E&T. Joining
the Commission on Children in organizing the event were Senator Jonathan
Harris of West Hartford, Representative Toni Walker of New Haven, the
Department of Social Services (DSS), and philanthropic foundations.
Read more
Resources
Note: Some documents on this site use a former name for SNAP E&T, Food Stamp Employment and Training, or FSET.
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