Workforce Development and Partnership Management

Are you interested in learning new skills that could help you get a good job, start a new career, or receive free job training worth hundreds of dollars?

SNAP Employment and Training (E&T)

 SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) can help SNAP participants gain workforce skills training and other career and technical training to increase their ability to obtain regular employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency.

Skills2Work

The DWD will expand the SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) program to include a third-party reimbursement model (Skills2Work). This model allows the MDHS to leverage federal funds that can help the state scale career and technical education programs and workforce skills training so they are more accessible to low-income families.

Are you interested in obtaining a rewarding job right here in Mississippi? Skills2Work can help you!

Did you know receiving SNAP benefits may help you improve your chances of securing a rewarding job? As a SNAP recipient, you can access skill-building education and training programs to help you earn credentials employers are seeking. You can even earn stackable credentials that lead to a career earning a self-sustaining wage!

The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), Division of Workforce Development (DWD), is partnering with state agencies and community-based organizations (CBOs) across the State to provide employer-driven, career-technical education, workforce skills training, and wrap-around services to help eligible SNAP recipients be successful in today’s job market. Career navigators are available to help with those unexpected twists and turns that block the road to success.

You may qualify for Skills2Work if you are a SNAP-only recipient and you are:

  • Between the ages of 18-59
  • Required to register for work as a condition of SNAP eligibility or a recipient of Unemployment Insurance (UI)
  • Enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a career/technical program of study or workforce skills training program at a participating Skills2Work provider.
  • Hinds Community College (HCC) – (HCC) to test the third-party model in Copiah, Claiborne, Yazoo, Rankin, Hinds, and Warren counties. The HCC will provide career and technical training, workforce skills training and case management and navigation services while HCC’s partners, Working Together Jackson and Voice of Calvary Ministries, will provide wraparound services

Contact your local MDHS office to see if Skills2Work is available in your area. Find a county office.

If Skills2Work is available in your county and you are enrolled in a qualifying activity at a participating provider, you can submit a completed SNAP E&T Skills2Work Application, MDHS-EA-504, to your local MDHS county office for processing.

SNAP E&T Application

If a Skills2Work partner agency determines that you may be eligible for the Skills2Work program, a referral may be made on your behalf to the local MDHS county office. In this situation, you will be contacted by an MDHS caseworker who will discuss the Skills2Work program and give you the opportunity to enroll.

If determined eligible, you must be assessed by an MDHS caseworker and a referral will be made to the Skills2Work provider.

Mindful of the fact that Mississippi has one of the lowest labor force participation rates and that over the next decade, two-thirds of all jobs created will require some form of postsecondary education and technical proficiency, and that only 30% of the state’s workforce has the necessary skills to fill these in-demand jobs, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Work Program (TWP) and the SNAP E&T program will be very valuable resources in helping Mississippi address its workforce needs.

Since SNAP E&T Program grants (100% funds) are limited, but Fifty Percent Reimbursement Grants (50/50 or Third-Party Partnerships) can be unlimited. The DWD will expand the SNAP E&T program to include a third-party reimbursement model. This model allows the MDHS to leverage federal funds that can help the state scale career and technical education programs and workforce skills training so they are more accessible to low-income families.

MDHS welcomes your agency to become a Skills2Work partner in providing allowable sector strategy career and technical training, workforce skills training or supportive service components for SNAP E&T recipients that qualify for Skills2Work. Please see our Skills2Work flyer, provider handbook, and the SNAP E&T toolkit for more information on how to receive a reimbursement of up to 40% of the allowable total program cost.

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SNAP Caseload 2022

wdt_ID Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt
1 January 413,004 63,872,672 23,608 2,221 982
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4 February 407,190 62,371,721 24,458 2,138 1,038
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6 March 405,838 62,117,739 24,660 2,052 992
7 April 403,206 63,254,451 24,816 1,987 1,015
8 May 404,468 62,416,849 24,428 1,947 989
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10 June 409,176 63,294,858 25,119 2,025 1,066
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Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt

SNAP Caseload 2021

wdt_ID Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt
1 January 418,322 88,987,632 15,016 1,953 991
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4 February 411,505 89,027,850 16,344 1,956 974
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6 March 415,712 90,164,265 16,992 1,965 902
7 April 412,273 94,130,018 17,028 1,869 822
8 May 411,682 94,069,627 16,188 1,679 750
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10 June 412,521 93,749,613 16,662 1,658 786
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Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt

SNAP Caseload-2020

wdt_ID Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt
1 January 425,475 $47,782,207 12,696 7,247 3,430
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4 February 423,952 $47,736,814 13,113 7,475 3,461
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6 March 421,637 $72,540,784 13,005 7,503 3.433
7 April 457,064 $81,919,654 15,483 8,112 3,717
8 May 478,701 $84,520,787 18,569 7,762 3,757
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10 June 445,258 $76,854,091 17,905 6,320 3,138
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Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt

SNAP Caseload - 2019

wdt_ID Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt
1 January 464,012 95,406,626 17,821 7,604 8,387
2 February 47,637 5,808,336 18,780 7,782 8,715
3 March 449,740 49,519,529 18,780 7,782 8,715
4 April 443,804 49,363,125 17,408 7,268 8,499
5 May 443,956 49,324,737 15,678 6,980 6,906
6 June 446,538 49,626,060 14,357 6,906 5,445
7 July 446,351 49,794,461 13,827 6,956 4,423
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9 August 446,846 49,863,834 13,634 7,116 3,820
10 September 443,359 49,517,955 13,222 7,074 3,573
Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt

SNAP Caseload - 2018

wdt_ID Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt
1 January 513,887 $57,562,757 20,130 8,397 9,741
2 February 510,088 $57,446,567 20,513 8,484 9,801
3 March 506,661 $56,892,507 20,126 8,378 9,648
4 April 500,530 $55,987,942 18,470 8,173 9,522
5 November 473,208 $53,304,773 18,703 7,805 8,803
6 December 468,228 $52,486,853 18,351 7,853 8,620
7 October 477,236 $53,978,273 18,601 7,878 8,613
8 May 498,531 $55,875,149 19,076 7,882 9,302
9 June 498,340 $55,707,912 19,141 7,903 9,225
10 July 491,592 $55,707,794 19,125 7,858 9,127
Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt

SNAP Caseload - 2017

wdt_ID Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt
1 January 543,353 $62,611,541 21,144 7,451 11,677
2 February 540,144 $62,427,992 21,942 7,713 12,006
3 March 535,215 $61,640,494 21,351 7,749 11,773
4 April 530,348 $61,093,399 21,425 7,799 11,668
5 May 528,912 $61,449,884 20,785 7,629 11,166
6 June 529,894 $61,305,708 21,168 7,775 11,081
7 July 527,069 $60,994,449 21,513 8,051 10,898
8 August 528,572 $61,317,567 21,709 8,391 10,640
9 September 528,126 $61,162,681 21,712 8,629 10,473
10 October 527,074 $60,003,151 21,378 8,574 10,382
Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt

SNAP Caseload-2016

wdt_ID Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt
1 January 611,523 $72,377,053 66,732 1,969 17,880
2 February 598,907 $70,884,716 58,079 7,191 14,638
3 March 570,579 $65,998,419 34,590 7,985 14,809
4 April 559,794 $64,267,634 27,875 7,247 14,717
5 May 554,968 $63,558,345 24,993 6,704 14,194
6 June 555,359 $63,756,544 24,239 6,963 13,331
7 July 554,911 $63,848,717 23,934 7,301 12,490
8 August 555,559 $64,086,908 23,593 7,482 12,152
9 September 555,346 $64,035,622 23,205 23,205 10,957
10 October 554,264 $64,076,129 22,437 7,574 11,364
Month SNAP Recipients Benefits Total ABAWDs ABAWDs Meeting Work Requirements ABAWDs Exempt

What is Job Displacement?

Job displacement occurs when an employer (1) removes an employee from a position or (2) removes a position that is currently being held by an employee.

How may Job Displacement affect a Community Service or Alternate Work Experience Program activity in the TANF Work Program?

As described in Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated at 43-17-5(6)(g), No adult in a work activity required under this subsection (6) shall be employed or assigned (i) when any other individual is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job within six (6) months before the date of the TANF recipient’s employment or assignment; or (ii) if the employer has terminated the employment of any regular employee or otherwise caused an involuntary reduction of its workforce in order to fill the vacancy so created with an adult receiving TANF assistance.

How do I report potential Job Displacement?

If you feel that you have experienced Job Displacement or know of someone else who may have experience Job Displacement, please email tanf@mdes.ms.gov.

Caseload Report for October 2022

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