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This session highlights partnerships between local anti-hunger advocates, employers and the state/county leaders responsible for designing and implementing effective SNAP E&T programs. The session featured speakers from Ohio and West Virginia. Ohio has been a mandatory E&T state that is transitioning to a voluntary E&T model in fiscal year 2025 after a collaborative, year-long process to evaluate and redesign SNAP E&T to better meet the needs of employers. By contrast, West Virginia is a voluntary E&T state with existing SNAP E&T partnerships with employers that have been supported and defended by anti-hunger advocates over the past year.
Presenters:
- Rachel Cahill, Visiting Fellow, The Center for Community Solutions
- Caitlin Cook, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy, Mountaineer Food Bank
- Ashley Puffenbarger, Program Manager, West Virginia Department of Human Services
- Carol Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, West Virginia Women Work
- Melinda Kowalski, Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services