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through Oregon’s SNAP Employment and Training services goal to ensure all persons eligible for SNAP have access to SNAP E&T services. The needs of Oregonians are constantly changing and the SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) service array in FFY 2026 will continue to evolve to meet the needs of SNAP E&T participants. The SNAP E&T service array available to SNAP participants has been developed to help them expand their employability through enhancing and matching their skills with the needs of employers in Oregon. Oregon’s expectation is each SNAP E&T Provider’s SNAP E&T service array focuses on the Sector Strategies identified by the local Workforce Boards. Ongoing availability of both in-person and virtual services by our community-based service providers continue to open opportunities needed by Oregonians to go back to work and continue to provide skill enhancement opportunities. Oregon continues to evolve the E&T programs as part of our ongoing investment in Oregon’s economy and communities. These investments continue the building of a continuum of services in partnership with key stakeholders engaged in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Oregon provides SNAP participants, who are unemployed or underemployed, opportunities to lift themselves out of poverty while strengthening the workforce system. Employers benefit from the number of individuals who are more fully trained and prepared for employment. Another goal Oregon has in fulfilling our mission is focusing on skill enhancement training, employment matching and monitoring of outcomes. These focuses are part of the road map out of poverty. Participants have demonstrated a need for this strategy of incremental training to move into better jobs. Training opportunities are tailored to the needs of the workforce and are responsive to employer’s needs. Oregon focuses on Trauma-Informed Care and Person-Centered Design when working with each individual. Oregon will continue to meet the requirement of providing case management services, not only through SNAP E&T contracted providers, but also through ODHS SNAP E&T Navigators. The state has SNAP E&T Navigators in every district. The SNAP E&T Navigators are classified as Case Managers (known in Oregon as Family Coaches). Through these positions, the SNAP participants who engage with the SNAP E&T program will be provided with employment assessments, targeted referrals to SNAP E&T Providers, case management, and navigation services as they move through the SNAP E&T program. The Navigators complete individual employment assessments with each SNAP participant who is referred to them, to help determine the best fit provider. The employment assessment is a one-on-one meeting with a SNAP E&T participant to identify strengths and challenges they may face in obtaining and maintaining employment. The employment assessment includes the following elements: Demographics, Educational Attainment, Basic Skills, Literacy, Work Experience, Public Benefits, Criminal Background, Family Composition, Housing Circumstances, Childcare Needs, Medical and Disability Considerations, Cultural and Religious Considerations, Employment Goals, Transportation Needs, and Digital Literacy. Oregon continues to maintain our system of 50/50 enhanced services opportunities which are known as SNAP Training and Employment Program (STEP) services. For FFY 2026, the SNAP E&T Provider Network will include a total of 27 prime contractors and 30 sub-contractors. The Oregon Employment Department (OED) will continue to offer STEP services in all 37 of the WorkSource Centers throughout the state, making these services available to all SNAP participants in Oregon. The Community College Consortia continues to include all 17 of Oregon’s Community Colleges as STEP Providers; ODHS holds a prime contract with Portland Community College and they sub-contract with Oregon’s other 16 community colleges to offer STEP services. WorkSystems, Inc., Portland’s Workforce Development Board, will include 13 community-based organization subcontractors. Clackamas Workforce Partnership will also include one community-based organization subcontractor. Every year, Oregon measures its ability to expand the number of STEP providers. Continuing from FFY 2025, Oregon has again chosen to close the application process to any new providers in FFY 2026. This means that only existing/continuing STEP providers from FFY 2025 can apply to continue offering STEP services in FFY 2026. All of Oregon’s current STEP providers have proposed to continue services into FFY 2026. While Oregon has always focused on expansion to more rural areas or currently underserved populations, including Tribes, in the upcoming year the team will continue focusing on strengthening existing providers, supporting them in connecting with their local populations, Tribal engagement and consultation, and program compliance. 1/29/26, 9:33 AM State Plan OR FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-orfy26stateplan//index.html 4/378