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PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM
PROGRAM INFORMATION
POPULATION SERVED: Non-exempt applicants and recipients of food stamps/Safety Net Assistance
SERVICES PROVIDED: Work experience, unsubsidized employment, subsidized employment, job search, job readiness assistance, job skills training, community service, education training (including vocational educational training)
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY: Department of Labor (Division of Welfare-To-Work)
ELIGIBLE SERVICE PROVIDERS: Local Departments of Social Services, Department of Labor, community-based organizations, and service delivery areas
SOURCE OF FUNDING: Federal/State
AUTHORIZATION: Federal Statute, State Budget: Food Security Act (Public Law 99-198)
DESCRIPTION: Provides work preparation and support services to food stamp work registrants.
PROGRAM DATA
FISCAL YEAR: 1996
(1996-97)
1997
(1997-98)
1998
(1998-99)
1999
(1999-00)
2000
(2000-01)
APPROPRIATIONS($)*: 6,000,000 17,700,000 19,500,000 11,642,000 8,161,000
NUMBER ENROLLED**: 180,000 100,000 84,000 84,000 72,000
OUTCOME DATA***: 22,296 24,100 12,900 15,900 14,100
CONTACT
NAME/AGENCY: KAREN PAPANDREA, Department of Labor
PHONE NUMBER: 518-485-6289

* Dollar amounts represent State share only.
** Historically these data included Notices of Adverse Action (NOAA). NOAA's are no longer required by USDA on the FNS-583 report and are not included in the counts for 1998, 1999, or 2000.
*** Outcome data is based on the number of reported entries to employment during each State fiscal year.