Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (center) and Labor Secretary Tom Perez (right) answered questions from the news media and talked with education and employer stakeholders about the announcment of 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, at Gwinnett Technical College, in Lawrenceville, GA, on Friday, March 20, 2015. Georgia is one of several other states that have been 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. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
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