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NON-EDUCATION, NON-WORK COMPONENT: JOB RETENTION Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. SNAP E&T agencies and providers choosing to offer the job retention component must provide at least 30 days and no more than 90 days of job retention services. Job Retention support must be directly related to a participant's continued efforts to maintain employment and offer the participant the ability to advance living wages careers. 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. The criteria for receiving Job Retention Services are determined upon the needs of the participant once he/she enters employment as long as the employment was obtained while he/she was receiving other SNAP E&T services. Once employment has been verified, a Reassessment will be conducted and the participant will be assigned to Job Retention Services for a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of 90 days. 1/29/26, 10:25 AM State Plan VA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-vafy26stateplan//index.html 46/86