A pilot program designed to provide jobs and training to people on food stamps and other government assistance is launching in Lafayette. The Connections to Work seeks to place job-ready Department of Social Services clients into high-demand jobs through the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The program will be implemented in the Lafayette Metropolitan Area over the next 90 days, with plans to later expand it regionally and statewide. The pilot program will target able-bodied Louisiana residents receiving food stamps, temporary cash assistance for needy families, vocational rehabilitation services and those who are aging out of the foster care system. In the Lafayette area, the pilot program expects to serve about 300 DSS clients. The goal is to place 70% of them in jobs by the end of the 90-day pilot program.
New program puts people on government assistance to work
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