1. SNAP E&T Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training Orientation
Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley
3991 East 29th Street Bryan, Texas

2. Equal Opportunity Statement
“The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) as a recipient of Federal financial assistance is prohibited from discriminating against any individual in the United States, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, and belief”

3. Nutrition Assistance Program
Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program
Employment & Training
(SNAP E&T)
The goal of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) is to assist SNAP recipients by improving their ability to obtain regular employment and reduce their dependency on public assistance.
Reference SNAP Guide 5.19 page 7

4. SNAP E&T
Promotes long-term self-sufficiency self sufficiency and independence
Prepares recipients for employment through work- related education and training activities
Assists in gaining work skills
Increases ability to gain and retain employment

5. Benefits of Employment
Guaranteed income and possible benefits
Positive Impact on your children
Better lifestyle
Independence and Self-Sufficiency
Securing a place in a productive society
Positive self-image
Positive role model

6. Your Role Our Role To be a willing, hopeful and excited participant
To accept change
To acknowledge that it will be as easy or hard as you decide to make it
To Communicate any barriers that you are facing with the SNAP Talent Development Specialist
To be ready to work
Our Role
To assist employers by connecting them to a trained and qualified workforce
To motivate and assist you in your job search and or career path
Assess your skills
Determine your interests
Develop jobs

7. (Able Body Adults Without Dependents)
Mandatory - ABAWDs
Mandatory work registrants at least 18 but less than 50 years of age without dependents are classified as ABAWDs.
(Able Body Adults Without Dependents)
Receives only 3 months of SNAP benefits in a 36 month period, unless:
Employed at least 20 hours per week; or
*Successfully participating in SNAP E&T (or other allowable services such as WIOA or TAA)
*Successful participation means the recipient is participating in E&T only, or is co-enrolled in SNAP E&T and WIOA or TAA for a minimum of 30 hours weekly. Failure results in denial or reduction of SNAP benefits.

8. Mandatory – General Population
Mandatory work registrants are part of the SNAP E&T General Population if they are:
At least 16 but less than 60 years of age; and
Not classified as ABAWDs
Those in the General Population who are mandatory work registrants are required to participate in SNAP E&T for a minimum of 30 hours weekly. If a SNAP recipient is outreached and fails to cooperate, he/she will be sanctioned.
Reference: SNAP Guide A-204

9. Participation SNAP E&T participation must be documented.
All SNAP E&T clients must document 30 hrs. of participation per week until 120 hours are reached to receive benefits and avoid a penalty.
An ABAWD who is not employed by the end of the 4 week job search period is offered a workfare placement with a public or private nonprofit entity. The number of hours an ABAWD must work each month will be determined by HHSC.
Your first participation log is due on
Monday 9am, or at your scheduled appointment.
If the mandatory SNAP recipient is outreached and fails to cooperate with SNAP E&T services, he or she will be sanctioned if a good cause reason is not provided.
Snap Guide 5.19: B-107: SNAP E&T Hourly Participation Requirement B-108.e Workfare

10. Participation
In Texas, all populations can participate in any of the following SNAP E&T activities:
Job search
Vocational Training
Non-vocational education
Work experience
Workfare (ABAWDs only)
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) work program
Unsubsidized employment (allowable only if enrolled in other SNAP E&T activities)
Support Services are available to participants who are actively looking for work or who become employed.
B-111 Participation in more than one SNAP E&T activity (Stacking)
ABAWDs can combine education and training activities, or unsubsidized employment and education or training activities, to total 30 hours per week. In Texas, ABAWDs cannot combine another SNAP E&T activity with the workfare activity.
Reference: SNAP Guide B-108

11. Services are available based on need, funding, and eligibility.
What Can We Offer?
Job readiness activities/workshops:
Self-esteem building
Job search skills
Labor market information
Employment goal setting
Resume writing
Interviewing techniques
Workplace expectations
Job retention skills
Support Services
Transportation expenses;
Work-related expenses;
Child care (SNAP E&T General Population)
Other job related expenses
Services are available based on need, funding, and eligibility.
Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley
8/28/2019

12. Resource Room Tools Copy/Scanner machines Fax machines Phones
Computers
Accessible Equipment
TTY’s (Tele-Typing Device)
Screen-Reader Software
ASL Interpreters - Local career centers must receive a 24 hour notice for ASL interpreters
The Resource Room is open Monday-Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM. Tuesday until 7 and the first Saturday of the month from 8-1. Workforce Development Specialists located in the Resource Room are available to assist with job search.

13. Labor Market Information
(Labor Market and Career Information)
Analyze Trends in Texas
Educational Resources
Job Descriptions
Top Paying Industries
Emerging & Evolving Occupations
Unemployment Rates
Brazos Valley Unemployment Rate
April 2019 – 2.40%
On this website you will learn about trends in Texas, educational resources, local jobs and job descriptions. Learn about Top paying industries in our local area. It’s important to keep up with emerging and evolving occupations. For instance, in our local area we just learn that Manufacturing is an evolving occupation.

14. Construction & Extraction
Emerging Occupations
Office & Administrative Executive Secretary/Administrative Assistant $ $28.84 per hour Production Machinist $ $22.64 per hour Installation, Maintenance, Repair Automotive Service Technicians $10.93 – $24.46 per hour Industrial Machinery Mechanic $ $26.98 per hour
Construction & Extraction
Supervisor: Construction
Trades/Extraction Workers
$ $34.00 per hour
Electricians
$ $22.55 per hour
Health Care
Pharmacy Technicians
$ $16.24 per hour
LVN
$ $21.26 per hour
The Labor Market is the area in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers. Labor Market Information provides local, regional, state, and national workforce characteristics and statistics.
Updated FY19 /

15. Job Search Job search is a SNAP E&T activity that:
requires SNAP recipients participating in SNAP E&T to search for employment;
and includes but are not limited to:
Career counseling
Job search skills training;
Information on local available jobs;
Occupational exploration;
Interviewing skills;
Assistance with applications and resumes;
Job fairs
Labor Market Information (LMI)
Setting employment goals
Snap Guide B-108.a: Job Search

16. After You Go To Work………
You must report when and where you go to work to Workforce Solutions and to HHSC.
Earned income may reduce the amount of SNAP you receive.
Participants who work less than 20 hours/week must document the remaining hours through additional SNAP E&T activities, to meet the 30 hour weekly requirement.
For ABAWDs working 20 or more hours/week, but less than 30 cannot be penalized but may voluntarily participate.
Participants working 30 hours or more are not required to participate.
If funding is available, job retention services may be available for a limited time.
B-106.e:, A-204, A-203, A-203.c

17. Job Retention Services
Extended or ongoing case management
Support services
Job search and job placement
Mentoring
Additional career planning and counseling
SNAP E&T participant may be eligible for job retention services after employment is accepted for up to 90 days. Services are available based on need, funding, and eligibility.
Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley
8/28/2019

18. * You may not be co-enrolled in Choices program.
Co-Enrollment
You will be able to participate in more than one program at a time.
SNAP E&T hours/contacts usually will also count for other programs. Each program will want to see the information on their forms.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) can pay for any number of things needed to secure or maintain employment but especially training/education.
* You may not be co-enrolled in Choices program.

19. You must be active in Work-in-Texas Assistance is available in the Workforce Center to complete a profile

20. Right to Appeal
Appeals regarding the denial or reduction of SNAP benefits should be addressed to HHSC. Appeals and complaints regarding SNAP E&T workforce services should be submitted in writing to: Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley Center Project Director PO Box 4128 Bryan, Texas Fax: (979)
Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley
8/28/2019
Board Policy: Integrated Complaints, Hearing, and Appeals Policy
A-104: Appeals of SNAP E&T Activities and Support Services Decisions

21. A Proud Partner of the American Job Center Network
Contact Information
Snap E&T Talent Development Specialist
Brenda Burns – Lead Talent Development Specialist
(Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington Counties)
ext. 3651
Victoria Farr – Lead Talent Development Specialist
(Brazos County)
ext. 2103
Thank you!
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