Work Training Program for SNAP Recipients

Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has recently boosted their program intended to help SNAP benefit recipients find long-term employment. This program, called SNAP Next Step Employment & Training (E&T) offers one-on-one assistance with steps to finding employment. To be eligible for SNAP Next Step Employment E&T, the individual must be receiving SNAP benefits, not be receiving Aid to Dependent Children (ADC), be work eligible, and reside in or around the service area.

In their press release, DHHS noted that job search, resume assistance, interview prep, childcare, on-the-job training and tuition assistance for short-term programs are all offered through this program.

“Since the SNAP Next Step E&T Program began in 2016, it has helped 196 Nebraskans reach their employment goal,” according to DHHS Child and Family Services Director Stephanie Beasley. “Nebraskans that participate in SNAP Next Step E&T increase their annual income by $15,369 on average, a substantial amount for working families. I encourage any Nebraskan that currently receives SNAP benefits to consider signing up for the SNAP Next Step E&T program.”

DHHS Public Information Officer Garret Swanson said, “Currently, about 40% of people who have enrolled have been able to find new employment. The wages vary, but on average the new income is $2,097.46 (gross) a month.”

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