ABOUT

The Book

Jahi Kweli's You Me and EBT is an intelligent, thought-provoking and humorous tour inside what it's like to work as a welfare-to-work program skills builder and trainer in America's second largest city. Written by an expert in the field, the motivational book offers readers details from a rare perspective, where state employees' chief duty is to prepare and motivate SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients to enter and re-enter the work force. An Amazon Publications release (First Print, 2012), You Me and EBT is a book of societal significance and relevancy for anyone who's interested in the topic of "the welfare system."

Categories: Self-Improvement, History, Humor, Motivational, Self-Help, Urban, Welfare / Country of Publication: United States / Language: English / Format: Paperback / Number of Chapters: 19 / Pages: 164 / Height: 9 Inches / Width: 6 Inches / Weight: 8 Ounces

The Author

Jahi Kweli is a veteran employee of the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). A communications degree graduate of California State University (Fullerton), he has worked for LACOE for nearly thirty years; he currently holds a career development specialist job title. He is a long time resident of Long Beach, CA and a proud father of a teen. You Me and EBT is his first publication. For speaking invitations and interview requests, visit this website's Contact section.

The Card

"Advantage," The California EBT Card

The main topic of this book, EBT denotes electronic benefit transfer, an electronic system that allows state welfare departments to issue benefit payments via a magnetically encoded payment card, used in the United States. The average EBT monthly payout of $125 per participant (Source: SNAP).