ST. PAUL - Minnesota is one of 10 states that will take part in SNAP to Skills, a first-of-its-kind national effort to help states design improved employment and training programs for adults participating in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or food stamps.
The program will be administered by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Human Services .
โSNAP to Skills is a technical assistance program designed to bring new tools, resources and capacity to Minnesota that will help workers transition from public assistance to employment with family-sustaining wages,โ said DEED Commissioner Katie Clark Sieben.
The states will receive assistance developing programs that will help SNAP participants find employment and ultimately move off the SNAP program. These programs may include job search training, education activities such as basic skills training, English language learning, vocational training or postsecondary education, self-employment or on-the-job training, and job retention services. The project will last two years, ending in September 2017.
In addition to Minnesota, the other states chosen include Arizona, Arkansas, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee.
