Food Support Employment and Training Program - Annual Program Summary
Purpose
This program provides food support recipients who do not receive other cash assistance with services that will result in employment and self-sufficiency. It is jointly administered by DEED and the Department of Human Services.
Customers and Services
The program serves adults between the ages of 18 and 50 from nonpublic-assistance food support households. In return for monthly food support,
participants must comply with work requirements; participation in work or work-related activities is required each
month that the participant receives food support.
Services include individual assessments of work-related strengths and barriers; employment plans to help participants obtain or upgrade the skills necessary to gain viable employment; and support services for job search and work-start needs. Job training may include General Equivalency Diploma (GED), English as a Second Language (ESL), high school diploma, or short-term vocational training. Services are administered statewide by counties, usually through service providers such as WorkForce Centers, community action agencies, and county employment and training providers.
Measures - Reporting period is federal fiscal year (FFY), October 1 - September 30
|
FFY 2005 |
FFY 2006 |
FFY 2007 |
|
| Total customers served | 5,940 |
7,118 |
7,835 |
| Customers who gain employment | 23% |
26% |
24% |
| Average hourly wage of customers who gain employment | $8.39 |
$8.67 |
$8.56 |
Funding Source and Allocation
Funding of the program for FFY 2007 was approximately $1.308M.
State funds provide roughly one percent of the annual funding, with the
balance provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Statutory Authority
-- Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 256D.051;
U.S. Code, Title 7, Chapter 51
Contact Information
Steve Erbes, Program Coordinator
Phone: 651.259.7539;
TTY: 651.296.3900
E-mail: Steve.Erbes@state.mn.us
Website: www.deed.state.mn.us/cbs/fset/
This information current as of January 2008. For more information on DEED programs, see the State of Minnesota budget pages.