Celebrate National Nutrition Month with WIC!

It’s National Nutrition Month, the perfect time to learn more about WIC! With WIC, you family can access healthy foods, breastfeeding support, personalized nutrition advice, and more. If you are pregnant, recently had a baby, are breastfeeding, or care for a child under 5—you might qualify!

WIC participants receive many types of nutrition support. This can include:

• Monthly food benefits that are customized to your family’s needs, including pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, and early childhood nutritional support.
• Nutrition education with advice and tips for what you and your family need, whether you are breastfeeding or have children with food allergies.
• Healthy recipes the whole family can enjoy.
• Fresh, canned, or frozen fruits and vegetables of your choice through WIC’s cash value benefit.
• Additional fruit and vegetable benefits through the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (available during the summer and fall, may vary by location).

Tune in to our Instagram Live event on Wednesday, March 18, by following us at  @WICYouGotThis! 

Whether you’re navigating pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, or raising little ones up to age five, this is your space to learn, ask questions, and feel supported. Our amazing WIC experts will share practical tips, insights, and how WIC benefits can make healthy eating easier and more accessible for your family!

Our Instagram Live events offer a low-key, conversational way to connect with WIC staff and other parents. Get your questions answered in real time or watch later as an Instagram Reel. You can also learn more about WIC and the process to enroll in the Learn About WIC section of this website

Meet the panelists and moderator: 

Tracy Sabo, Panelist—Tracy brings 12 years of experience in WIC, serving as a Dietitian and Local Agency Coordinator at Konza Prairie Community Health Center in Junction City, Kansas. Her journey to WIC began after a career in veterinary medicine, where she developed a strong sense of care and attention to detail that she now dedicates to supporting families and communities. That dedication led her to get involved with the National WIC Association (NWA), first as the Kansas Local Agency Representative and later as the Mountain Plains Regional Representative. Today, she is the Co-Chair of NWA’s Local Agency Section Standing Committee, and she works with NWA staff and Board members

Sarah Younker, Panelist—Sarah is the Manager of Memberships and Events at NWA. She supports WIC staff by answering questions and assisting with education and networking opportunities. She also works on NWA event and conference planning. She joined NWA in January 2024.

Sarah is passionate about public health nutrition and has dedicated three and a half years to working with WIC. She has also served as the secretary for the Northern Indiana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics chapter, contributed to the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics board focusing on public policy, participated in several NWA committees, and conducted precepting with nursing and dietetics students and interns. 

In her free time, she finds joy in raising chickens, swimming, and gardening.

Dimond Preston, Moderator—Dimond is a Senior Communications Associate at NWA. She works on the Communications Team, focusing on marketing and content creation for NWA products, events, and newsletters. Dimond also manages NWA’s website and the WIC Hub, a collection of research and resources about WIC.

Dimond holds a Master of Public Health in Public Health Communication and Marketing from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Health Science from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her interests and passions include using public health communications to advance health equity, particularly in areas such as Black maternal health, health disparities, and food security. Dimond was also a WIC baby, which inspires her work in NWA today. She joined NWA in May 2024.

We hope to see you on Instagram next Wednesday, March 18th at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. Share this blog post with family and friends who may be looking for more information about WIC and the nutrition benefits they can receive! If you’re unable to attend, don’t worry. The Instagram Live will be recorded and posted as a Reel the next day.

Author

Mariah Cowsert

Mariah Cowsert is a Senior Communications Associate at the National WIC Association. She has 9 years of experience in public health communications, with her work ranging from direct social service and affordable housing organizations in DC and her home state of Michigan, to supporting sexual and reproductive health education initiatives at a national non-profit in Baltimore. As someone who grew up in a low-income household in rural Michigan—she knows firsthand that when families have access to quality, healthy foods regardless of their income or zip code; they can not only survive but thrive.