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SIGN ON: National WIC Association and the National Collaborative on Infants and Toddlers invite all national, state, and local organizations to sign on to a letter to Congressional Appropriators, urging Congress to include sufficient resources in a short-term Continuing Resolution to ensure that WIC can continue providing all eligible women, infants, and children who seek to participate with the full, science-based nutrition benefit. The letter also calls on Congress to fully fund WIC for fiscal year 2024 to sustain current benefits and increasing participation.![]()
Eligible people in every state would be impacted if Congress doesn’t fully fund WIC. This would violate a long-standing bipartisan commitment (since 1997) that WIC should be funded at a level that protects participation for all eligible women and children who apply so that states don’t have to turn people away and create waiting lists. Higher funding levels are required due to greater participation and food costs than were originally projected for WIC in the year ahead.![]()
The deadline to sign on is noon ET, Monday, September 25. Please share widely with your networks. Questions related to the letter can be directed to Nell Menefee-Libey from the National WIC Association at nmenefeelibey@nwica.org or Branden J. Reis from the National Collaborative for Infants & Toddlers at information@ncit.org. Thank you in advance for your support!
Proposed WIC funding cuts raise nutrition concerns for low-income families
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With a possible government shutdown looming, one federal program facing funding cuts is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which helps low-income familie...Poor families could see cuts to food aid as Congress battles over budget
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The Biden administration is seeking $1.4 billion in emergency funding as rising demand — and high food costs — imperil a federal nutrition program.
WIC Celebrates 50 years in 2024! Join us in providing an exceptional educational opportunity for WIC staff and community partners. The call for speakers and session proposals is live. Check it out at form.jotform.com/calwic/2024-CWA-Conf-Proposal-Application
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This will be the California WIC Association's 32nd Annual Conference & Trade Show. We will host this event virtually May 6-10, 2024. A multi-track pre-conference will be offered on Monday, May 6, followed by a dual-track conference May 7-10. form.jotform.com/calwic/2024-CWA-Conf-Proposal-Application![]()
CWA offers continuing education units for Registered Dietitians (RD/RDN), International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC/CLC/CLE), and Contact Hours for Registered Nurses (RN). We are working on providing contact hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and will know more in the coming months. ![]()
You would be speaking to 1,500 - 1,700 attendees, with a majority representing WIC staff from across the state, some community partners, and a few out-of-state WIC agency representatives. Questions? Please email Jodi at jmulliganpfile@calwic.org or comment below. #WICstrong #lookingforward2024 #californiawicassociation