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For SNAP AG’s only, monthly participation hours in voluntary Community Work Experience (CWEP), are based on the AG’s monthly SNAP allotment divided by the federal minimum wage rounded down to the nearest whole number. Weekly hours are obtained by dividing monthly hours by the number of weeks in a month, determined by the number of Wednesdays, rounded to the nearest quarter of an hour.

Counting CWEP participation hours, actual hours of participation in each activity must be recorded daily on Record of IMPACT form and must be submitted to IMPACT case manager weekly, due date indicated on the Self-Sufficiency Plan (SSP), and/or at the completion of each CWEP assignment. 2540.10.35 WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM - WE (S)

Work Experience is a work component designed to improve the employability of participants through actual work experience and/or training and to enable them to move into regular employment. Assignments may not replace the employment of a regularly employed individual and must provide the same working conditions provided to regularly employed individuals performing comparable work for comparable hours.

Work Experience may include activities such as on-the-job training, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship placements. The following criteria is to be considered in developing components: • On-the-Job Training: o A work placement made through a contract with an employer or registered apprenticeship program sponsor in the public, private nonprofit, or private sector. • Pre-Apprenticeship/Apprenticeship: o Programs, directly linked to an apprentice program, provides individuals with the basic and technical skills necessary to enter an apprenticeship program. • Internship or Work Experience: o Planned, structured learning experience that takes place in a workplace for a limited period.

Work Experience sites are developed by IMPACT Office staff and approved by the Division of Family Resources. Providers must also comply with the daily supervision and attendance requirements and all other conditions outlined in the Work Experience Agreement between the IMPACT Office and the employer.

SNAP Work Experience placements may be with private for-profit as well as public sector entities, and have a 20-hour weekly work requirement, or 80 hours per month. Participants must be monitored weekly; job performance is to be evaluated at least monthly or as needed. Actual participation hours are recorded on RECORD OF IMPACT ATTENDANCE form and sent to the IMPACT case manager at least monthly and recorded in the System of Record (SOR).

Self-Sufficiency Plan (SSP) review for participant must be completed after three (3) months to determine if the employer intends to hire the individual within the next 60 days. If the employer expresses an intent to hire the participant within three (3) months or less, the placement may be