Food Assistance Employment & Training Program

The Food Assistance Employment and Training (FAE&T) program offers a variety of individualized services to help participants reach their employment goals.

If you are receiving Food Assistance Program benefits, are between the ages of 18 and 59 and are ready to work - you may qualify for these services!

• Assists in developing a resume and interviewing skills.
• Provides necessary skills to succeed in the job market.
• Assists in identifying education and training resources.
• Provides training and resources for job searching.
• Assists with Supportive Services such as transportation, clothing or tools needed for work or training.

Types of Services

Case Management

Ensuring progress towards program completion

Monthly case notes of progress

Assessment of employment and training needs/interests

Assessment and Action Plan to help resolve barriers to employment

Employment & Training Activities

Supervised Job Search

Workfare (volunteer service)

Work Experience (unpaid)

Basic Literacy Education

Work Readiness Training

Job Retention (minimum 30 days and up to 90 days post-employment)

Supportive Services

Reasonable, necessary and directly related to participation in employment and training activities.

• Clothing
• Internet or hotspot
• Training materials, textbooks and supplies
• Transportation
• Work and training tools

Eligible Participant

• Receiving food assistance benefits in the month they participate in an activity (except for job retention where benefits may have ended),
• Not receiving MDHHS cash benefits,
• Between the ages of 18 and 59, and
• Able to work upon program completion.

This program is currently limited to participants in 32 Michigan counties, located in the southern half of the Lower Peninsula.

FAE&T can help you realize your employment goals. To find out if you qualify for the program, contact your local Michigan Works! One-Stop Service Center by calling 800-285-WORKS (9675) or visiting MichiganWorks.org.

For additional information on FAE&T, please check out this program overview.

*The FAE&T Program is jointly administered by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Workforce Development (LEO-WD). Because areas with low numbers of potentially eligible participants are extremely difficult to serve efficiently, FAE&T is not yet available statewide. LEO-WD, in consultation with local Workforce Development Boards, will continue to evaluate FAE&T service delivery areas on a county-by-county basis.