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serve as a bridge to this more inclusive focus, with LA DPSS pausing services offered directly by the county to implement a new program design. The redesigned program will align with the goals and offerings of LA DPSS’s contracted intermediary, DEO. This will ensure a more consistent, high-quality experience for all participants, and importantly, is intended to improve outcomes. The redesigned program will offer services that allow individuals subject to work requirements to volunteer to participate in CalFresh E&T to maintain their benefits. The CDSS will collaborate with LA DPSS to provide technical assistance in support of the CalFresh E&T program redesign and its timely implementation. While this effort will result in a temporary decline in CalFresh E&T participants in FFY 2026, LA DPSS is committed to ramping up services as soon as feasible to ensure more non-assistance CalFresh recipients have options to improve their economic mobility and stability. CalFresh Confirm ABAWD Enhancement: CalFresh E&T also released the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) CalFresh Confirm enhancement to support the implementation of ABAWD policies. This allows county approved E&T organizations the ability to digitally confirm a participant’s ABAWD status though CalFresh Confirm. CalFresh E&T Technical Assistance (TA) Unit: The CDSS will expand its TA activities to include increased peer-connection between CalFresh E&T counties by implementing a County Administrators Workgroup. The Workgroup will consist of volunteer representatives from E&T counties and state partners, and will involve peer and CDSS-led TA sessions, as well as breakout sessions. Finally, the TA Unit will launch its Library of Resources. This Library will consist of documents voluntarily contributed by counties and identified by the CDSS as exemplary work, giving counties additional opportunities to learn from each other’s proven practices. Highlight any changes from above that the State agency is making to the E&T program based on the prior year’s performance, for instance changes made as a result of E&T outcome and participation data. FNS Data Grant: The CDSS was awarded the Data and Technical Assistance grant to establish the CalFresh E&T Equity and Effectiveness project. The CDSS is committed to expanding equitable program access and increasing the economic mobility of CalFresh recipients and strives to be a leader in implementing forward-thinking, equitable policies and programs. This project will evaluate recent participant data, data collection practices, and variables in program design to promote informed, data-driven improvements to the CalFresh E&T program moving forward. This is an ongoing project that will require contributions from a dynamic mix of stakeholders from various backgrounds, communities, and administration levels. Findings or recommendations from this project will be evaluated upon conclusion of the grant term. CalFresh E&T TA Unit: Based on feedback from CalFresh E&T counties, the CDSS will be implementing the CalFresh E&T Administrators Workgroup described above, along with the Library of Resources. These initiatives will allow counties to enhance and refine their programs based on proven-practices. 1/28/26, 11:04 AM State Plan CA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-cafy26stateplan//index.html 9/286