1. Welcome to the World of Employment First (EF)
New Worker Training
Welcome to the World of
Employment First (EF)

2. Glad You Are Here! Thank you for taking time for us today
Please Introduce yourself…
Name
County
One thing I want to learn
Icebreaker…sign in sheet…post a while sheet to write down what everyone says they want to know….

3. Before we get started When you gotta go… Timing for the day: Breaks
Lunch
Until we meet again

4. Ground Rules Cell Phones Start and End on time Speak from the heart
Listen from the heart
Misery is optional
Other…?

5. What I will learn Training Modules Module I: EF at a Glance
Module II: Exemptions
Module III: ABAWDs and Non-ABAWDs
Module IV: Workfare and Activities
Module V: Sanctions
Module VI: CBMS Requirements

6. New Worker Training Module I EF at a Glance
Explaining the Program
Pre-Test
Meaning of the Program
Evolution of Program
Your Role
Guidance of Work
EF Process Flow

7. Attention Please Suggested areas to keep an eye on
Touchstones of Participation
Flow of Operations
Time Frames
Data Entry Requirements
State Supports
Forms
Assessment
Enhanced Funding

8. Module I EF at a Glance I don’t know what I don’t know Pretest
[HANDOUT THE PRE TEST FOR STAFF TO COMPLETE]

9. Module I EF at a Glance State Supports Technical Assistance
Guidance of Work
Regional Meetings
County Visits
Training
Website
This slide allows a transition to using the website after pointing out all the ways EF provides support to counties

10. Module I EF at a Glance A Virtual Connection coemploymentfirst.org
Pull up the website either with a hyperlink from this slide or by using one of the access points like internet explorer…Secured Area for EF team….New Worker Manual…Guidance of Work…Staff Directory…Desk aide
coemploymentfirst.org

11. Module I EF at a Glance What is Employment First?
Simply Put…
Colorado’s
Employment and Training Program
for Food Assistance Work Registrants
For anyone who has been referred to Employment First to remain eligible for their portion of their household’s food stamps, they must be involved in either Workfare or a NON-workfare activity.

12. Module I EF at a Glance Where it began…
Demonstration programs in Adams, Jefferson, and Larimer
Food Stamp E & T federally mandated by Food Stamp Act
Workfare started in Colorado
Welfare reform (ABAWDs)
CBMS Implemented
2014 Farm Bill Pilot Projects Underway
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1985
1992
1996
These pilots will give USDA and States the opportunity to build on existing SNAP E&T programs and test new strategies to determine the most effective ways to help SNAP recipients gain and retain employment that leads to self-sufficiency.
2004
2014

13. Module I EF at a Glance MISSION
Increases employment for food assistance participants through…

support,
referrals, 
accountability, and
community work

14. Module I EF at a Glance Guiding Principles…it’s about
Intervention, Opportunity, Boundaries and Choices
Every intervention makes a difference
Every person deserves an opportunity
Setting helpful boundaries for successful participation
Supporting positive choices to reach participant goals

15. Module I EF at a Glance Your Role:
Case managers must continually create additional resources, information and referral networks to assist participants. Case managers must effectively coordinate with other agencies, departments, and offices to provide timely service.

16. Module I EF at a Glance Snapshot of the EF journey…
Case managers must continually create additional resources, information and referral networks to assist participants. Case managers must effectively coordinate with other agencies, departments, and offices to provide timely service.