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Good Morning BFET Team,
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<div>Please see the below email and attachments as they pertain to the counties that will lose their waivers for ABAWDs. </div>
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<div>Respectfully </div>
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<div>Jennifer Dellinger </div>
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<div>From: Erin Frasier via VTC <vtc@lists.ctc.edu> </div>
<div>Date: 1/28/20 4:53 PM (GMT-08:00) </div>
<div>To: vtc@lists.ctc.edu </div>
<div>Subject: [WEC] ABAWD Waiver Update </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The attached document was released by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) this afternoon. This is much anticipated news concerning identification of counties in Washington losing exemptions for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) recipients categorized as Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD). In summary, effective April 1, 2020, ABAWDs residing in 26 non-waived counties will be required to meet work requirements to maintain their food assistance. In preparation
for this change, we placed ABAWD Navigators at each of our colleges to provide support to these individuals as they look to secure resources and investigate career pathway options.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Regardless of whether a county is losing or maintaining its exemption, the Navigators will remain in place state-wide.</b> Additional information will be shared directly with ABAWD Navigators and any questions can be directed to Kathi
Medcalf, Program Administrator, at <a href="mailto:kmedcalf@sbctc.edu">kmedcalf@sbctc.edu</a> or 360-704-1838.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Additional Background:</u> Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWD) are a category of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients that must meet specific work requirements to maintain eligibility for food assistance.
ABAWDs residing in all counties in Washington State, except King County, have been receiving a federal waiver from these participation requirements. SNAP is a federal nutrition assistance program administered by the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) and regulated by the 2014 Farm Bill (Agricultural Act of 2014). A recent federal rule change eliminates many county waivers and requires ABAWDs to meet work requirements.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Erin</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><img width="33" height="66" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D5D5FB.45028BC0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Title: SBCTC logo - Description: Compass " style="width:.3437in; height:.6875in"><b><span style="font-family:"Californian FB",serif; color:#2C86A6">Erin
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#2C86A6">Policy Associate, Workforce Education</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">1300 Quince Street SE | PO Box 42495 | Olympia, WA 98504-2495</span></p>
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</span><span style="color:#006666"><a href="mailto:efrasier@sbctc.edu"><span style="font-size:7.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:blue">efrasier@sbctc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">
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