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Arkansas Department of Human Services

Division of County Operations

Policy Directive                                                      Issuance Number: FSC 04-02

Food Stamp Certification Manual                     Issuance Date: 01/01/2004

From: Joni Jones, Director                                    Expiration Date: Until Superseded

Subj: Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) Program



Under a plan approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) will continue to contract with the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education (DWE) to administer a Food Stamp E&T Program in the following counties:

 

1.      Benton 8.      Garland 15. Mississippi
2.      Cleburne 9.      Grant 16.  Pope
3.      Craighead 10.  Hempstead 17.  Pulaski
4.      Crawford 11.  Independence 18.  St. Francis
5.      Crittenden 12.  Jefferson 19.  Union
6.      Drew 13.  Lee 20.  Washington
7.      Faulkner 14.  Miller 21.  White

 Reimbursement Changes

 Effective 12-01-03, reimbursement for mileage will increase from $.29 cents per mile to $.31 per mile.  This means mileage traveled on or after 12-01-03 will be reimbursed at $.31 per mile.  Mileage traveled before 12-01-03 will be reimbursed at $.29 per mile.  Actual costs (e.g., for bus service or transportation provider) may still be reimbursed, and the maximum monthly reimbursement for an E&T participant continues to be $285.00 per calendar month.  (This includes all reimbursements - transportation, books, tuition, etc.)

Addresses

An updated address list is attached.  The E&T Coordinators' names, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail addresses are provided on this list.

FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM ADDRESSES

County:     Benton

Ms. Ann Lambert, E&T Coordinator Northwest Arkansas Community College

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

One College Drive

Bentonville, AR 72712

Business: 479-986-6930

Business Fax: 479-986-6933

E-mail: alambert@nwacc.edu

County:     Crittenden

Ms. Melissa Chun, E&T Coordinator

Mid-South Community College

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

2000 West Broadway

West Memphis, AR 72301

Business: 870-733-6760

Business Fax: 870-733-6799

E-mail:  mchun@midsouthcc.edu

County:     Cleburne

Mr. Peter Farhatt, E&T Coordinator Foothills Technical Institute

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 909

Searcy, AR 72143

Business: 501-207-4053

Business Fax: 501-268-0263

E-mail: pfarhatt@foothills.tech.ar.us

County:     Drew

Ms. Arlicia Thompson, E&T Coordinator Monticello School District

Adult Education Center

Mailing Address:

809 Hwy 278 East

Monticello, AR 71655

Business: 870-367-4070

Business Fax: 870-367-4071

E-mail:  thompsonarlicia@hotmail.com

County:     Craighead

Mr. Keith Little, E&T Coordinator Jonesboro School District

Adult Education Center

Mailing Address:

613 North Fisher

Jonesboro, AR 72491

Business: 870-933-5896

Business Fax: 870-933-5889

E-mail:  littlek@adulted.jps.k12.ar.us

County:     Faulkner

Ms. Carol Zabel, E&T Coordinator Conway School District

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

615 Robins Street

Conway, AR 72032

Business: 501-450-4810

Business Fax: 501-450-4818

E-mail:  czabel@conwaycorp.net

Website: http://www.caec.org

County:     Crawford

Mr. Patrick McClelland, E&T Coordinator Van Buren School District

Crawford County Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

605 Alma Blvd. Circle

Van Buren, AR 72956

Business: 501-471-0019

Business Fax: 501-471-0021

E-mail:  pisesiiii@hotmail.com

County:     Garland

Ms. Karen Adams, E&T Coordinator National Park Community College

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

101 College Drive

Hot Springs, AR 71913

Business: 501-760-4339

Business Fax: 501-767-0224

E-mail:  blinsky@npcc.edu

County:     Grant

Ms. Summer Scott, E&T Coordinator Sheridan School District

Grant County Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

106 North Oak

Sheridan, AR 72150

Business: 870-942-4402

Business Fax: 870-942-5503

E-mail:  summerscott@sheridanschools.org

County:     Lee

Ms. Sandra Taylor, E&T Coordinator Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 925

Forrest City, AR 72336-0925

Business: 870-633-5411

Business Fax: 870-633-9328

E-mail:  sandra@crti.tec.ar.us

County:     Hempstead

Mrs. Elicha Hunt, E&T Coordinator

Hope School District

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

601 West 6th Street

Hope, AR 71801

Business: 870-722-2744

Business Fax: 870-722-2745

E-mail:  elichamhunt@hotmail.com

County:     Miller

Ms. Jean Works, E&T Coordinator \Texarkana School District

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

3512 Grand

Texarkana, AR 71854

Business: 870-774-8545

Business Fax: 870-772-7952

E-mail:  rjworks@txk.k12.ar.us

County:     Independence

Ms. Connie Lawrence, E&T Coordinator University of Arkansas

Community College at Batesville

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 3350

Batesville, AR 72503

Business: 870-612-2085

Business Fax: 870-793-4988

E-mail:  clawrence@uaccb.edu

County:     Mississippi

Ms. Murlene Walker, E&T Coordinator Arkansas Northeastern College

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1190

Blytheville, AR 72316-1109

Business: 870-762-1020

Business Fax: 870-838-7675

E-mail:  dia@arkansas.net

County:     Jefferson

Ms. Monica Samuels, E&T Coordinator SouthEast Arkansas (SEARK) College

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

1900 Hazel Street

Pine Bluff, AR 71603

Business: 870-543-5915

Business Fax: 870-543-5951

E-mail:  msamuels@seark.edu

County:     Pope

Mr. Mark Plumb, E&T Coordinator Russellville School District

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 928

Russellville, AR 72801

Business: 479-968-5244

Business Fax: 479-968-6081

E-mail:  etprogram@yahoo.com

County:     Pulaski

Ms. Tami Caron, E&T Coordinator

Pulaski County Special School District

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

4300 Haywood St.

North Little Rock, AR 72117

Business: 501-945-6055

Business Fax: 501-864-7180

E-mail:  etcoordinator@hotmail.com

County:     Washington

Ms. Juanita Moore, E&T Coordinator Northwest Technical Institute

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 2000

Springdale, AR 72765

Business: 501-751-8824

Business Fax: 501-750-7272

E-mail: jmoore@nti.tec.ar.us

County:     St. Francis

Ms. Sandra Taylor, E&T Coordinator Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 925

Forrest City, AR 72336-0925

Business: 870-633-5411

Business Fax: 870-633-9328

E-mail:  sandra@crti.tec.ar.us

County:      White

Mr. Peter Farhatt, E&T Coordinator

Foothills Technical Institute

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 909

Searcy, AR 72143

Business: 501-207-4090

Business Fax: 501-268-0263

E-mail:  pfarhatt@foothills.tech.ar.us

County:     Union

Ms. Paula Pratt, E&T Coordinator

South Arkansas Community College

Adult Education Program

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 7010

El Dorado, AR  71731-7010

Business: 870-862-8131 Ext. 182

Business Fax: 870-864-7180

E-mail:  ppratt@southark.edu

 

 

Inquiries to: Betty Helmbeck, Food Stamp Section, (501) 682-8284, Betty.Helmbeck@mail.state.ar.us