[Insert Agency Letterhead here]

Memorandum of Understanding
Between
[Virginia CARES subcontracting site] and [insert specific Department of Social Services site here]

This Memorandum of Understanding made on [INSERT DATE HERE] establishes that [Virginia CARES subcontracting site] and the [INSERT LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES HERE] agree to the following terms and conditions as partners in re-entry services for ex-offenders participating in the SNAPET (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment Training) program.

Virginia CARES will:

• Accept referrals of ex-offenders from the [INSERT LOCALITY HERE] SNAPET program;

• Conduct needs assessments;

•Provide Employment Training and Services to ex-offenders enrolled in the SNAPET program, including:

- Employment Assistance: employability assessment, job readiness training, job   
search, résumé building, career counseling, education and training referrals, and   
job leads;

- Support Services:  Assistance with housing, transportation, food, and clothing;

- Support Group Services:  includes life skill support groups and peer support  
sessions;

- Rights Restoration Assistance:  provides guidance to ex-offenders interested in
applying for restoration of civil rights and pardons; and

• Meet with Department of Social Services staff as needed to discuss program operations and effectiveness, outcomes, and the referral process.

[Insert locality here] Department of Social Services will:

• Refer eligible SNAPET clients to Virginia CARES for Employment Training and Services;

• Provide information and brochures to clients on Virginia CARES programs and services;

• Meet with Virginia CARES staff as needed to discuss program operations and effectiveness, outcomes, and the referral process;

The Department of Social Services and Virginia CARES will hold all information confidential regarding participants and release such information only with signed consent.  This MOU will be in effect until [INSERT DATE HERE].

In witness thereof, the parties hereto have caused this MOU to be executed as of [INSERT DATE HERE].

Virginia CARES Program:

_______________________                                                 __________________                 
 Executive Director                                                            Date                                                                                
                                                                               
                              

Department of Social Services:

_______________________                                                     __________________
Director, Department of Social Services                                Date