USDA Nondiscrimination Statement: To file a complaint of discrimination, write to: USDA, Director, Center for Civil Rights Enforcement, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. Please refer to the Resources link for information regarding other USDA Supplemental Nutrition Programs and programs benefiting farmers markets. The WIC Program is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. The Alliance to End Hunger engages diverse. Ahead of a campaign to raise national awareness of this important. The National WIC Association is the nonprofit education arm and advocacy voice of the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. For the last 40 years, WIC has provided all that support and more to.
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8 million women and children around the country rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for wholesome food, nutrition, education, and community support. The National WIC Association and the Alliance to End Hunger are excited to share our virtual briefing Investing in the Next Generation: Sustaining WICs Enhanced Fruit and Vegetable Benefit. Choosing healthy foods while pregnant, learning how to breastfeed, finding the right doctors for yourself and your children, and getting those kids ready to learn in school really does take a village. Refer to the MarketLink tab for information on how to begin the application process. WIC’s network of independent state and local agencies needed to unify. In addition, we have provided information on the site for farmers interested in becoming an EBT retailer to accept SNAP purchases at farmers markets as well. Please review the State Programs list for a program in your state and contact a coordinating agency for more information on how to participate in either of these programs where you live. residents seeking ways to access locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. This website is an effort to improve the communication with our association members and partner agencies and also to better communicate our programs with U.S. On behalf of the Departments of Agriculture, Departments of Health, Senior Agencies and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) that coordinate the WIC or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, welcome to our website. For nearly 40 years, the National Grocers Association (NGA) has represented independent community grocers located in every congressional district across the country, and the wholesalers that service them.