SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP-ET)
The SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP-ET) program is designed to give individuals skills and experience to become employable and self-sufficient. This program is no longer mandatory as of 10/1/2024. If you do not meet a work registrant exemption, you can choose to volunteer for the SNAPE&T program, you will be asked to complete the assessment process and other activities for your employable plan. During the assessment process, the agency will ask you to state your employment goals. Once your goal is declared, we will look at any barriers to reaching that goal and perhaps refer you to community services that would help to remove those barriers.
Once those barriers are removed, our work activity workers will assign an activity to reach those goals. There are a variety of reasons why you may have had a difficult time getting a job. One of these may be lack of experience in your desired field. Your worker will help you develop a plan to place you in an activity that may give you that needed experience to become self-sufficient. If you are not showing any improvements on becoming self-sufficient, this program may not be a fit.
Services
Each volunteer is required to complete a financial literacy course and possibly a basic skills training along with the comprehensive assessment. Depending on your needs, you may take part in job seeking training, group and individual job search activities, job placement and assistance with transportation or other supportive services. If you fail to comply with program activity assigned to you or do not show improvement to become self-sufficient, the program will end, and the volunteer can only receive up to 3 months of SNAP benefits without a current exemption before becoming ineligible up to 36 months or until an exemption is met.
Participation
An Eligibility Referral Specialist will make a referral to our county to screen for eligibility to participate in the SNAPE&T program. If eligible to participate in this program based on our county SNAPE&T Plan, the volunteer will be scheduled to come into the Columbiana County Job and Family Services for their comprehensive assessment, financial literacy course, basic skills training and complete an employable plan with a Work Activity worker. The Work Activity Workers will monitor and communicate with the volunteers to help reach their goal to become self-sufficient.