Ethics, Discipline, Goals, Employment (EDGE) - Basic Community College Services (BCCS) group provided light case management to new and current SNAP work registrants, focusing on able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs), and offered a choice of three pathways—academic (basic education, post-secondary education, or occupational skills training), work (subsidized or unsubsidized employment), or life skills (work or behavioral skills). Career navigators at participating community colleges provided limited case management and support services, with up to two contacts per month.

Employment Opportunities, Personalized Services, Individualized Training, and Career Planning (EPIC) provided enhanced case management support, expanded occupational skills training, and offered a broad array of support services targeted to two groups of SNAP participants-unemployed or underemployed SNAP work registrants with low skills or limited work experience and those who were working but needed additional skills to increase earnings.

The EleVAte program placed able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) SNAP participants into one of three service components based on a reading level assessment and training interests: a hybrid online and in-person basic adult education program, a short-term occupational skills training course, or a longer-term occupational skills training course with integrated basic education.

Child First was a home visiting program for families with children from birth through age 5 where caregivers were experiencing challenges with their own mental health or their children’s behavior problems; it provided both care coordination and a trauma-informed intervention aimed at promoting executive functioning and healthy family relationships. Care coordination involved a home visitor connecting families to available and relevant resources.

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.

Adult Connections Team (ACT) was an enhanced services intervention for youth in foster care ages 17 to 20 to promote employment, education, and mental health that included outreach by a youth specialist, coordinated mentoring, job readiness training, and externship services. After outreach from a youth specialist, youth could choose to participate in the mentoring component, the employment component, or both. After youth specialists coordinated a match, trained mentors met with youth for at least one year, with ongoing support from agency staff.

Accelerated Study in Associate Programs Ohio (ASAP Ohio) provided community college students with up to three years of financial, academic, and personal supports to address barriers to success. Modeled on the ASAP program at the City University of New York (ASAP CUNY), academic supports included enhanced advising, career development services, and tutoring. Financial supports included a tuition waiver, assistance with textbook costs, and a monthly financial incentive.