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NON-EDUCATION, NON-WORK COMPONENT: JOB RETENTION Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. The job retention component is meant to provide supportive services for at least 30 days and up to 90 days to individuals who have secured employment. Job Retention services are discussed with the participant during their Orientation appointment and subsequent personal contacts between the participant and Career Coach. Career Coaches help participants maintain their employment of at least 20 hours per week at Federal Minimum Wage or greater through monitoring, follow- up contacts, counseling, coaching, referrals to other services, and providing IMPACT supportive services. Goodwill: Goodwill Coaches will follow up and collect pay stub verifications after 30, 60 and 90 days of employment. Coaches will track participant data via case notes and provide supportive services when needed to keep the participant employed. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Single parents Students Those that reside in rural areas Underemployed Veterans Describe the criteria for participation. Include the skills, knowledge, or experience necessary for participation in the component. For example, literacy or numeracy levels, recent labor market attachment, computer literacy, etc. Equus: SNAP participants must have obtained employment after the completion of SNAP orientation and participating in an allowable SNAP component for at least one hour. Goodwill: Participants must be at least age 18 and verified as a current SNAP E&T participant who recently obtained a certification. Ability to participate in the component is based on program enrollment, aligned career interest and a participant’s measure of readiness as assessed by the career coach. 1/29/26, 8:20 AM State Plan IN FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-infy26stateplan//index.html 43/127