WIC woes

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I received an email a few days ago from a college student named Caitlin S. who’s writing a research paper on WIC. She read some of the articles on my blog and thought that my perspective would be valuable to her research, so she asked if she could ask me a few questions. I said absolutely! Here is a portion of the Q & A (slightly edited to fit this blog). continue reading »

I received a few emails a few weeks back from a mom on WIC in North Carolina. She asked if I would like information on North Carolina’s food package, and I told her I’d love to pass it along! continue reading »

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Many states use paper vouchers. Some have switched to using electronic cards like the Food Stamps program now uses. Today I ran across a story that brings up one more reason why it’s good to get rid of the paper vouchers. Here’s an excerpt: continue reading »

Many may not be aware that WIC has some food packages especially designed for people with what WIC determines to be extreme nutritional deficiencies or frail medical conditions requiring special foods. continue reading »

I received an email a little over a week ago from a mom on WIC in Oklahoma. Every state’s food package is a little bit different, so I greatly appreciate moms who share what their food package is in their particular state so I can pass this info on to all of my readers. I’m hoping eventually to have a complete resource that lists all of the food packages for all of the different states and tribes. So I’d love if you could take the time to share your WIC package with me! continue reading »