Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) are
benefits that is provided by the federal government and administered by DTA. SNAP
offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low income individuals and
families and provides economic benefits to communities. SNAP is the largest
program that provides food assistance. SNAP works with State agencies,
nutrition educators, and neighborhood and faith based organizations to ensure
that those eligible for nutrition assistance can make informed decisions about
applying for the program and can access benefits. Food programs such as SNAP provides families
and or individuals whom receives benefits with an Electronic Benefit Transfer
(EBT) card, which works like a debit card; using this card also minimize the
embarrassment of using a paper food stamp because it is more discreet.
All
parties interested in applying for SNAP must meet some requirements. For
example, households have to meet income requirements that are based on the
number of people per household and gross income.
I
chose SNAP because I see many children suffer from poor nutrition. For example,
they bring soda and candy to school as a snack. I understand that healthy foods
are more expensive and may not be as assessable in urban areas, but the side effects
of children whom eat poorly are very disturbing. For instance, children will
have less energy, suffer from dental issues, childhood obesity, suffer from
numerous vitamin deficiencies, and a host of other issues. I would like to have a job working with SNAP
so that I could conduct workshops to help educate families of the importance of
a well balanced meal so that their child(ren) can grow and develop to their
full potential and teach them that eating healthy will decrease the risk of
preventable diseases.
To work in this field
as a councilor, one needs to have a Bachelors Degree and one year of experience in counseling,
teaching, and/or guidance in an organized education program.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap.
WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)
Wic is a federally funded program that was established as a pilot program in 1972 and was made permanent in 1974. It was designed to help safeguard the health of low income women, infants, and children up to age five who are at nutrition risk by providing them with vouchers to acquire nutritious foods to supplement diets, provide information in healthy eating, as well as issue referrals to health care facilities. WIC’s target populations consists of low income, nutritionally at risk, pregnant women, woman whom breastfeed (up to infant’s 1st birthday), non-breast feeding women (up to 6 months after the birth of an infant or after pregnancy ends).
I would like to work in this field because I was a recipient of WIC many years ago. I want to show women that although you are pregnant and are dealing with financial issues, that they can rise above their situation; I am a living testimony. I want to encourage women to take care of themselves and to learn to adopt a healthy lifestyle so that they are healthy and can take care of their children and by them developing a healthy lifestyle; their children will grow into productive citizens.
A Bachelors Degree and
one year of experience in
counseling, teaching, and/or guidance in an organized education program is needed
to work in this field.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
New Jersey Department
of Labor and Workforce Development was created to assist unemployed citizens of
New Jersey with opportunities to attend school i.e., college/university or
trade school to acquire skills that are needed in order to obtain employment in
a field that is in demand, and receive temporary benefits upon eligibility as
they await employment. Participants of this program can receive a tuition
wavier which waves ones tuition, but the participant is required to pay all
other expenses.
In addition, councilors are available to assist participants
with creating resumes and answer other employment related questions. In order
to keep this programs running, customized training funds have been established and are
administered by the Division of Workforce Grant and Program Management, Office
of Grants Operations. I would like to
work in this field because I would like to be instrumental in assisting people
in “getting their lives back on track”. It is unfortunate that many people whom
seek support from agencies operated by the state are often mistreat the very
people they are to serve. I want people to have a sense of hope and not be
spoken to in a condescending manor or less than simply because they are faced
with a difficult time.
To work in this field as
a councilor, a Bachelors Degree and two years of Social Work is needed.
http:// lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lwdhome/content/LWDNonProfit
http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap. Retrieved on March 29, 2013
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic. Retrieved on March 29, 2013
http:// lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lwdhome/content/LWDNonProfit. Retrieved on March 29, 2013
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