Month: July 2022

WIC Provisions in the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act

Recently, Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) of the House Education and Labor Committee introduced the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act – the first Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill in more than six years! This […]

Strengthening Our Nation One Bite at a Time: Benefits of a Permanent Cash Value Benefit (CVB) Increase for Women, Infants and Children

This public policy brief was created to highlight the various impacts that a permanent WIC CVB increase would have on the economy. While most people are aware of the improved […]

NWA 2022-2023 Research Priorities

NWA views the cycle of research, practice, and policy to be reciprocal and encourages collaboration between researchers and practitioners to conduct high-quality research that supports WIC and identifies innovative approaches […]

The Cash Value Benefit Increase: A Key Step Toward Healthier WIC Families

During the COVID 19 Pandemic, low-income families were hit hard with food insecurity issues, among other problems that had risen from the pandemic. In June 2021, the American Rescue Plan […]