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SUMMARY OF PROGRAM Provide the vision and mission of the State E&T program. In addition, describe how your State agency's E&T program meets the purpose of E&T which is to: Increase the ability of SNAP participants to obtain regular employment Meet State or local workforce needs The Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET) program is Washington State’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) employment and training program. Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services’ vision is to partner with people to access support, care, and resources. The program’s mission is to assist Basic Food recipients to achieve their full potential by encouraging economic well-being through skill acquisition, education and gainful employment. The Community Services Division (CSD) within Washington State’s Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) administers the BFET program through contracted services with community-based organizations (CBOs), community and technical colleges, and tribes. BFET plays an important part of Washington State’s comprehensive workforce development systems serving the needs of low-income individuals, displaced workers and employers. BFET contractors deliver services with program guidelines outlined in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 338-444-0015 and 388-444-0025, contracts, BFET Providers Handbook, BFET Participant Reimbursement Directory, and the BFET website. BFET contractors provide services across 39 counties in Washington, including Life Skills, Job Search Training, Supervised Job Search, Basic Education, Vocational Educaton, Self-Employment Training, Integrated Education and Training and Job Retention Services. Contractors throughout the state include 34 colleges, multiple workforce councils and dozens of community-based organizations. Is the State’s E&T program administered at the State or county level? State County Provide the web addresses (URLs) of State E&T policy resources used such as handbooks and State administrative code, if available. Enter a single URL per row. URL Resource Type Link to resource Washington Administrative Code 388-444-0015 Link to resource Washington Administrative Code 388-444-0025 Link to resource Basic Food Employment and Training website Link to resource Basic Food Employment and Training Providers Handbook 1/29/26, 10:29 AM State Plan WA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-wafy26stateplan//index.html 3/309