A public policy advocacy organization specializing in federal budget issues from a low-income perspective.
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
A national non-profit organization,, which seeks to improve the economic security of low-income families with children.
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
FNS works to end hunger and obesity through the administration of 15 federal nutrition assistance programs including WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and school meals. No American should have to go hungry.
National Skills Coalition
An organization that is at the center of SNAP E&T, NSC is a broad-based coalition working toward a vision of an America that grows its economy by investing in its people so that every worker and every industry has the skills to compete and prosper. NSC engages in organizing, advocacy, and communications to advance state and federal policies that support these goals.
Selected Resources from NSC:
- Training Policy in Brief: SNAP E&T
- Aligned by Design: WIOA and SNAP E&T Fact Sheet and Webinar
- Tools for Skills-Focused SNAP E&T Programs Webinar
- An Untapped Resource: Understanding SNAP E&T Webinar
- Replicating Success: Recommendations and Best Practices from Washington State’s SNAP E&T Program (BFET)
- Moving Low-Skill SNAP Recipients Toward Self-Sufficiency: A Users Guide
- Building Skills through SNAP Employment and Training: Recommendations from Lessons Learned in Four States | April 2016
Service Delivery Resources: Job Seeker
Now more than ever, the public workforce system can deliver critical support to job seekers across the country. These resources may help workforce development professionals design and deliver job seeker services, including virtual services; information, tools, and supports for assisting job seekers; and gain a better understanding of the challenges facing individuals that are unemployed and underemployed.
The SNAP-Ed Connection
The SNAP-Ed Connection is a dynamic online resource center for State and local SNAP-Ed providers. SNAP-Ed Connection is funded by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service.
Rhode Island DHS SNAP Social Worker Contact Information
Workforce Data Quality Campaign
Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC) advocates for inclusive, aligned and market-relevant data systems used for advancing the nation’s skilled workforce and helping U.S. industries compete in a changing economy.