OFA Webinar: Possibilities for Coordination between SNAP Employment and Training Programs and TANF Programs

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This webinar from the Office of Family Assistance’s PeerTA Network explored promising practices and programs from Washington and North Carolina that are increasing coordination between TANF and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) programs to better support low-income families. Webinar participants were provided with an overview of TANF program areas that can be enhanced and/or expanded through alignment with SNAP E&T. The webinar was held on July 21, 2016 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.

Presenters included:

*Caitlin Lowell, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance
*Kaila Wilson, USDA Food and Nutrition Services, SNAP Employment&Training
*Rick Krauss, Seattle Jobs Initiative
*Babs Roberts, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
*Nancy Coston, Orange County Department of Social Services

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2016-07-21T10:00:00
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2016-07-08
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National and State-Level Estimates of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Eligibles and Program Reach (2013)

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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) serves low-income infants, children under age 5, and pregnant and postpartum women. The program provides access to nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to other support services. Using data from 2013, this report from the Urban Institute found that an average of 14.2 million individuals were eligible for WIC each month, including 61 percent of all infants. Overall, about 60 percent of eligible people participated.
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2016-01-11T19:00:00
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http://www.urban.org/research/publication/national-and-state-level-estimates-sp…
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2016-01-12

Building Skills through SNAP Employment & Training: Recommendations from Lessons Learned in Four States

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The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program supports employment and training activities to increase self-sufficiency for SNAP participants. In 2015, the National Skills Coalition and Seattle Jobs Initiative partnered with Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, and Oregon to help them expand their skills-based SNAP E&T programs. This policy brief shares the following recommendations based on lessons learned from that work: 1) Staff and stakeholders should work with SNAP E&T agency leadership to develop a vision for a skills-focused program and implement a strategy to achieve that vision; 2) States should use pilot programs to test strategies for expanding SNAP E&T programs; 3) SNAP E&T programs should build on the strengths of existing workforce development efforts and align with other programs, such as TANF; and 4) SNAP E&T programs should use federal funding and administrative tools to partner with community colleges and community-based organizations to provide services.
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2016-03-31T20:00:00
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http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/publications/file/SNAP_lessons…
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2016-04-01

USDA and DOL Encourage SNAP State Workforce Administrators’ and Workforce Development Boards’ Coordination

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This blog post from the National Skills Coalition highlights a letter from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Labor to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) State Workforce Administrators and Workforce Development Boards and American Jobs Centers. The letter encourages these entities to coordinate efforts to better connect SNAP participants, especially able-bodied adults without dependents, with employment and training opportunities provided through the workforce development system.

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2016-04-03T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/usda-and-dol-encourage-snap-st…
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2016-04-04

Webinar Materials Available: SNAP Matters: How Food Stamps Affect Health and Well-Being

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In this webinar from the Institute for Research on Poverty, the presenters discussed findings from their new edited volume from Stanford University Press on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps. The presenters discussed issues that included changes in SNAP participation over time and the impact of SNAP on poverty, food security, consumption, health, and obesity.
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2015-12-02T07:00:00
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https://wisc.adobeconnect.com/_a825758332/p52ligesvfj/?launcher=false&fcsConten…
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2015-12-01

SNAP Time Limits: What Providers Should Know About the Impact on Individuals with Disabilities

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This webinar, hosted by the National Disability Institute, provides background information and resources on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) time limits and their effects on low-income adults with disabilities.
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2016-01-19T08:00:00
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http://www.realeconomicimpact.org/assets/site_18/files/webinars/snap_time_limit…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nuBVAuZIus
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2016-01-19

Testimony before the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education

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This testimony before Congress, from a Policy Analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, highlights the importance of accuracy and integrity in school meal programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Each day, the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs provide meals to more than 30 million children, 72% of whom qualify for free or reduced-price meals due to their economic circumstances. WIC provides nutritious foods, counseling on healthy eating, breastfeeding support, and health care referrals to over 8 million low-income women, infants, and children at nutritional risk.
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2016-01-04T19:00:00
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http://www.cbpp.org/food-assistance/testimony-of-zoe-neuberger-senior-policy-an…

Food Insecurity in the Spotlight

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According to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2014, 48.1 million people lived in food-insecure households. Food insecurity is defined as having limited access to food because of lack of money or other resources. Food insecure households are more likely to have children, be headed by a single mother, and live below 130 percent of the poverty threshold. This brief spotlight focuses on food insecurity and the importance of food assistance programs for family well-being.
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2015-09-29T20:00:00
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http://www.clasp.org/issues/work-supports/in-focus/food-insecurity-in-the-spotl…
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2015-09-30

Measuring Access to Opportunity in the United States

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This fact sheet from the Annie E. Casey Foundation presents data from the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). The SPM measures the impact of various social programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), as well as accounts for the rising costs and other changes that affect a family’s budget.
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2015-02-24T19:00:00
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http://www.aecf.org/resources/measuring-access-to-opportunity-in-the-united-sta…
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2015-02-25

Great Gaps Persist in State Safety Nets, Interactive Policy Tool Shows

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A recent release from the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) analyzed their newly updated 50-State Policy Tracker, an interactive online tool for comparing safety net policies critical to the economic security of working families. It reveals significant disparities between different states, demonstrating that a person’s state of residence can greatly impact his or her future success. This tool includes data by state among ten critical social programs: child care subsidies, child and dependent care tax credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, family and medical leave, income tax policy, Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program, minimum wage, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and unemployment insurance.
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2014-12-31T19:00:00
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http://www.nccp.org/media/releases/release_166.html
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2015-01-01