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Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET)

253-589-4311

Basic Food Employment and Training web page

Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET) provides employment training, funding, and services to individuals who receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or who are eligible to apply for SNAP.  Clover Park BFET participants may receive:

  • Financial assistance for tuition, books, required educational expenses, and emergencies. (Financial assistance is determined on a case-by-case basis and may be limited by grant requirements, financial aid status, and grant fund availability.)
  • Ability to apply for child care subsidies through DSHS, connection with other college and community resources, and ongoing mentoring and support.
  • Most CPTC programs are eligible, including High School Completion, Running Start, Continuing Education classes, and Adult Basic Education programs.  
  • Maintain satisfactory academic progress according to CPTC’s financial aid policies. (Students must not be in financial aid suspension or in student loan default.)

Individuals who receive TANF cash benefits from DSHS are not eligible for BFET.

For more information, please call or visit the Workforce Development Eligibility Office in Bldg. 16, Rm. 105.  Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 11 a.m-5 p.m. on Friday.