The Workforce Education and Readiness Continuum - Travis County (WERC-TC) was a group of adult education, training, and employment services to help individuals improve occupational skills and obtain employment. Services included High School Equivalency, adult basic education, and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes; case management; job readiness and occupation-specific training; and job search and job placement assistance. 

Literacy Coalition of Central Texas (LCCT) Career Development Services provided adult basic education, preparation for high school equivalency certification, and English as a second language instruction integrated with job readiness and vocational skills training to working-age adults with low skills.

Abstinence-Contingent Wage Supplements for Alcohol Use was designed to promote alcohol abstinence and employment among adults experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorder by providing financial incentives dependent on verified abstinence. During the six-month program period, unemployed participants could earn up to 20 hours per week of wages for engaging in job-seeking activities with an employment specialist, at $10 per hour. Employed participants could receive wage supplements for verified hours worked, capped at $8 per hour for up to 40 hours per week.

The Work Opportunity Networks to Develop Employment Readiness (WONDER) program provided industry-specific training and subsidized employment in one of four service tracks (construction, culinary arts, manufacturing, job placement services) in addition to job placement assistance, job readiness assistance, intensive case management, support services and existing state SNAP employment and training services. Participants first met with an outreach specialist for an intensive intake and assessment process to develop an individualized career plan and select one of the four program tracks.

SNAP Works 2.0 offered access to job search training and assistance, career planning and case management, support services, financial incentives, and access to education and occupational skills training opportunities for SNAP participants who were able-bodied adults without dependents. Enhanced job search training and assistance services included weekly one-on-one meetings and a series of group-based workshops held by agency case managers over a 4-to-6 week period. Case managers monitored and coordinated service delivery and also provided refers to service providers.

Jobs for Independence (JFI) provided comprehensive clinical assessment and counseling services, referrals to employment or training activities, and an offer of the Governor’s Career Readiness Certificate (GCRC), targeting new work registrant SNAP participants with barriers to employment—including substance use or mental health disorders, housing instability, or criminal justice histories. The four-module GCRC course included job readiness skills, computer skills, applied math, a WorkKey skills assessment, and job seeking skills.

Ohio’s Mortgage Payment Assistance program for Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) applicants fully subsidized recipients' monthly mortgage payments for up to 18 months while they searched for jobs, targeting unemployed homeowners who were at risk of or in foreclosure due to financial hardship and being delinquent on their mortgage. Participants had to report their employment status to the state housing finance agency. Those who became employed before reaching the maximum duration of benefits received at least two months of assistance.

Career STREAMS offered an enhanced employment training program integrated with education on healthy relationships and finance literacy. Integrated content on employment and healthy relationships was delivered in a two-week workshop with daily seven-hour sessions followed by five one-hour booster sessions. Participants also received individualized employment case management and job development services for up to 12 months after program enrollment, which were offered as part of the provider’s traditional training program. 

California Bridge Academy provided enhanced SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) Services, including 18 months of intensive case management, GED preparation classes, referrals to occupational skills training or postsecondary education, subsidized employment, job search assistance, support services, and financial incentives for upgrading skill and remaining in services.

Bridges to Success was an intensive adult mentoring and comprehensive case management program where mentors worked with participants over two years to identify their short- and long-term goals, create step-by-step plans for progress, and provide cash incentives for completing planned steps. Bridges to Success adapted a Mobility Mentoring approach for implementation in Rochester, NY.