Gwinnett Technical College Culinary Arts Student Kaitlyn Barnes, carefully cuts poppy seed cake, and then plates bites of poppy seed, chocolate, and Russian King cake for lunchtime patrons at the school’s dining room, in Lawrenceville, GA, on Thursday, March 19, 2015.   Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Labor Secretary Tom Perez, tomorrow announces the recipients of $200 million in competitive awards to fund and evaluate pilot projects in 10 states to help Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) participants enter careers and work toward self-sufficiency. Georgia is one of several other states that have been competitively selected to test innovative ways to help the unemployed or underemployed transition off of government food assistance programs and compete for positions in today’s job market. The pilots are provided by the 2014 Farm Bill to help participants gain and retain employment that leads to self-sufficiency. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
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