The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 established work participation requirements for food-stamp-program applicants and participants who are Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs). State and local agencies are authorized to implement Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) programs consisting of one or more work, training, education, or job-search components.

The KRA team supports local efforts to advance the economic independence of ABAWDs through comprehensive FSET services, with a focus on programs that target particular populations, including ex-offenders, the homeless, and young adults leaving the foster care or juvenile-justice systems.

For information about the FSET program, please visit the Food and Nutrition Service website at http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/rules/Memo/Support/employment-training.htm.