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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) According to a release in Washington D.C. on Friday from the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. departments of Labor and Agriculture announced on Friday a Memorandum of Understanding to maximize skills training and work opportunities for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants. The agreement will help states connect SNAP participants more effectively with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act job training programs, which will aim to help more low-income Americans find and maintain employment.