Washington state’s SNAP employment and training program is known as the Basic Food Employment and Training program. The ORIA BFET program offers the same services as the general BFET program to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate employment and training services to refugees and immigrants. ORIA works with the state’s BFET program to help refugees and immigrants who haven’t become naturalized (obtained U.S. citizenship) get the services they need.
Services
Job search assistance
Job search training
Basic education (computer skills, reading, writing, math, high school equivalency - formerly GED, English as a second language)
Vocational education
Case management
Job retention services
Support services
Eligibility
You might be eligible to receive ORIA BFET services if you are:
Age 16 or older
Receiving federal food assistance
A refugee or immigrant
Not a U.S. citizen
Not receiving TANF or Refugee Cash Assistance
Service providers
If you are receiving Basic Food benefits and want to enroll in the BFET program, you can contact one of the service providers listed on our interactive resource tool.
If you are a low-income resident who is not receiving Basic Food benefits, you can apply for this benefit to help with food security and start the process for BFET services. To check if you qualify and apply for these services, you can use the "See if I Qualify" tool on Washington Connection site.