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USDA Proposes Science-Driven Updates to Foods Provided through WIC

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced proposed changes to the foods issued to participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). WIC provides a monthly benefit for healthy foods, coupled with individualized nutrition services, that reach more 6.3 million pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children across the country.

Early Childhood

Alliance for Early Success: Allies Trade Strategies for Building the Local-Level Advocacy That Can Shift State-Level Priorities

Many early childhood state policy advocacy organizations in the Alliance for Early Success network report that cultivating champions at the local level has helped them achieve statewide change. Working from the local level up, they say, is powerful because the people closest to the problem are most effective in making the case, and most likely to offer viable solutions. And as the saying goes, all politics is local.

Early Childhood Healthy, Accessible Food and Drinks

Get to Know our Grantees: The Suquamish Foundation works to bring indigenous and traditional food to early care and education

The Suquamish Foundation and the Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP are working to secure dedicated funding that tribes and tribal organizations can use to access indigenous/traditional foods, outdoor learning, and culturally appropriate curriculum and materials for use in early childhood classrooms.

May is Jewish American Heritage Month

May is Jewish American Heritage Month. As part of celebrating cultural events, we invite members of the team to share their personal experiences. In today's blog, Phil Noyes, the Voices for Healthy Kids' Policy Research Manager, reaches out to his brother-in-law, Jonathan Ornstein, to help us learn more about Jewish culture and how he uses the history of the Jewish people as a driving force to do better in the world.