Scope: Policy

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WIC and Medicaid Collaboration Landscape Toolkit

While Medicaid historically has reached most eligible children and parents, WIC reaches less than half of eligible pregnant people and toddlers and only 37 percent of WIC-eligible Medicaid enrollees. State […]

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Public Charge Resources

WIC is not and has never been a factor in public charge determinations. In 2019, the Trump Administration expanded the public charge test to identify potential use of programs like […]

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WIC App Modifications Needed to Improve WIC Participants’ Shopping Experience

This policy brief encourages modernization efforts to improve the shopping experience for WIC participants. The brief recommends improving WIC smartphone applications to better align their information with vendor systems to […]

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2023 State of WIC Report: Building the Bridge to a Healthier Future

The 2023 State of WIC report – supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation – centers infant feeding, economic equity, and modernization of the WIC program. It brings lessons learned in […]

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FY 2025 WIC Appropriations Fact Sheet

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FY 2024 WIC Appropriations

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Participants New to WIC May Benefit from More Guidance on Shopping for WIC Foods

A recent research brief from the Nutrition Policy Institute illuminates the experiences of participants newly enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children—commonly known as WIC. The brief, […]

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Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Brief: Increased WIC Funding Needed to Meet Projected Caseload

This brief details the need for adequate funding to meet WIC’s increasing caseload.

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National WIC Association 2023 Food Package Comment

The National WIC Association created a draft comment for the WIC community to submit in support of USDA’s proposed food package updates.

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Congressional Letter on WIC Food Package: November 2022

In November 2022, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued a joint letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging swift action to advance a science-based […]

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