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North Carolina Department of Human Resources Division of Social Services 325 North Salisbury Street · Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 Fax: (919) 733-7058. Courier# 56-20-25 James B. Hunt Jr., Governor C. Robin Britt, Sr., Secretary Mary K. Deyampert, Director (919) 733-3055 January 26, 1994 Ms. Susan Fuller, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Social Services 431 Claymont Street Concord, North Carolina 28025 Dear Ms. Fuller: The Division of Social Services recently announced that Cabarrus County is one of eighteen counties that met or exceeded the important state goals for the Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) Program for federal fiscal year 1993. E&T is jointly administered by the Cabarms:County Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Concord office of the Employment Security Commission (ESC). Fifty-eight counties participated in E&T during 1993. E&T is a program designed to help food stamp recipients find employment (through activities coordinated by the ESC) and/or participate in education and training activities (through community colleges, volunteer literacy programs, JTPA, and other training agencies) that will help them become j ob ready. The county exceeded the state goal in the area of assessments (a review by the ESC of employment, education and training needs of each E&T participant and the establishment of an employment goal) of individuals referred by the DSS. The percentage of participants assessed in Cabarrus County exceeded the state average. The county also exceeded the state goal for the number of E&T participants who entered employment. The ESC reported that 102 participants entered employment during the year. This exceeded the state average for entered employment for E&T programs the same size as Cabarrus County.