by Nutrition First | May 22, 2020 | Advocacy, News |
Opportunity for Public Comment WIC Nutrition Program – Comments Due June 15 Every year as part of the WIC State Plan process, the Washington Department of Health, Office of Nutrition Services, provides an opportunity for the public to share their comments on the...
by Nutrition First | Jan 31, 2020 | Advocacy |
Public Charge Rule and Questions On January 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a nationwide injunction that allows for implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final public charge rule. The final rule will significantly expand the...
by Nutrition First | Jan 22, 2020 | Advocacy |
Hunger Action Day is Monday February 3 Read the Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition legislative priorites here: 2020 AHNC legislative agenda Register for Hunger Action Day . ...
by Nutrition First | Dec 16, 2019 | Advocacy |
Apply for a scholarship to attend the National WIC Association Leadership Conference in Washington DC! Conference Dates: March 15 – 17, 2020 Thanks to special funding from the DOH WIC Program, Nutrition First is able to offer 2 scholarships for local agency WIC staff...
by Nutrition First | Jul 11, 2019 | Advocacy |
(From Within Reach) Washington is the 22nd hungriest state in the U.S., and roughly one in five of all Washington families with children struggle to put food on the table regularly. For the 482,000 children who rely on free or reduced price school meals to fill their...
by Nutrition First | May 20, 2019 | Advocacy |
Each year the Washington Department of Health WIC Nutrition Program develops a plan for providing services in Washington. The WIC State Plan is a requirement for all WIC state agencies from the United States Department of Agriculture. The plan explains how they will...
