Federal Policy

Advocacy Toolkit: When Advocacy Becomes Lobbying

There are several forms of advocacy that do not rise to the level of lobbying. This resource details the federal definition of lobbying and identifies scenarios that both meet and […]

Advocacy Toolkit: The Power of WIC Advocacy

This resource unpacks the different forms of advocacy and highlights the role that WIC advocacy – including public education efforts and lobbying activities – can play in improving WIC program […]

Educating Washington: Why Engaging with DC Matters for WIC

This resource walks through critical processes that inform WIC policy, including annual appropriations, Child Nutrition Reauthorization, and USDA rulemaking. WIC providers should monitor and engage in these processes to ensure […]

Key Messages: Spring 2023

This resource provides a concise overview of critical public education and advocacy priorities for the WIC community. Throughout Spring 2023, WIC providers should be elevating the importance of securing funding […]

Child Nutrition Reauthorization Priorities

The Child Nutrition Reauthorization process is the prime opportunity to enact WIC reforms to improve service delivery and leverage WIC’s effective intervention to address national public health priorities. A reauthorization […]

Maximizing Efficiency: Streamlining WIC Services to Reach More Children

The Wise Investment in our Children Act (WIC Act) includes a provision that would extend infant certification periods to two years, removing duplicative paperwork requirements at a critical moment for […]

Extending WIC’s Postpartum Care: Setting the Stage for Healthier Outcomes

The Wise Investment in our Children Act (WIC Act) includes a provision that would extend postpartum eligibility for WIC to two years, delivering sustained nutrition support during the interpregnancy interval. […]

WIC to 6: Addressing Nutrition Gaps

The Wise Investment in our Children Act (WIC Act) includes a provision that would extend child eligibility for WIC to age six or the beginning of kindergarten. This resource details […]

Proven Outcomes: Recent Research Adds to WIC’s Public Health Record

For nearly fifty years, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has supported health and nutrition needs during a targeted life stage for millions of families, […]

Support the WIC Healthy Beginnings Act

The WIC Healthy Beginnings Act, sponsored by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), would require USDA to establish a public database of open bid solicitations for sole-source infant […]