Getting to the Core of WIC

Learn about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. WIC provides nutritious food to eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women and their children up to age 5. The program also provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support and referrals to health and social service programs.

Host Bruce Moody speaks with Courtney Paolicelli, program analyst with the Department of Defense Office of Military Community and Family Policy; and military spouse and former WIC recipient Dakota Davis, a community health worker with the Uniformed Services University. They discuss how WIC works, who is eligible, special considerations for military families when calculating eligibility and the WIC Overseas Program for military families stationed OCONUS.

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Resources

Listeners can call Military OneSource at 800-342-9647 or start a live chat for support. Find more information or support at the following:

• The USDA’s WIC page
• WIC PreScreening Tool
• Your installation’s WIC or WIC Overseas Program
• Military OneSource Food Security Resources and Support Programs MilLife Guide
• USDA Economic Research Service