Washington State’s Basic Food Employment & …

Washington State's Basic food Employment & Training Program JUNE 2014. AUTHOR. Seattle Jobs Initiative David Kaz, Director of Policy With Rick Krauss ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. This research by Seattle Jobs Initiative (SJI) was funded by The Annie E. Casey Foundation. We thank them for their support but acknowledge that the findings and conclusions presented in this report are those of the author alone, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Foundation. The author is indebted to the many individuals who have shared their knowledge of Washington 's Basic food Employment & Training program, as well as the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training. This report would not have been possible without the generous contributions of time, insight and expertise from the following individuals: John Bowers, South Seattle Community College Marie Bruin, Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges Mat Carlisle, Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges Amy Crossman, Consultant Dawn Farmer, Edmonds Community College Rachel Gragg, National Skills Coalition Molly Hancock, FareStart Kelli Johnston, Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges Matt King, YWCA of Seattle-King-Snohomish Nancy Lucas, Consultant Jen Lyman, Seattle Jobs Initiative Darlene Molsen, Bellevue College Mike Morris, Washington State Department of Social and Hea

1 INTRODUCTION About 47 million people in the United States are now enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), previously known as the Food Stamp program. 1 Numbers increased significantly during the recent recession and have since remained stable at these higher levels.2 Most SNAP households face multiple …

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