Congress Near Deal on WIC, With a Catch

Congress may be near reaching a deal that would provide WIC with the additional funding it needs, but not without strings attached. The deal would also include a "SNAP-choice pilot" that would restrict the types of foods that SNAP participants can purchase.

California Budget Increasingly Worrisome

In January Governor Newsom released his budget proposal, which assumed a $44 billion deficit over a three year period. Updates from the Legislative Analyst's Office in the mean time have looked increasingly grim, with the latest indicating that the deficit could reach as high as $73 billion.

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire Announces Leadership, Committee Assignments

Newly sworn-in Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire, recently announced his leadership team picks and and committee assignments, including Senator Lena Gonzalez as the new Majority Leader, Senator Anna Caballero as the new Appropriations Chair, Senator Scott Wiener as the new Budget Chair. The full list can be found here.

State Resolution Honoring WIC's 50th

On February 8, 2024, the California State Senate adopted SR 59 (Newman), marking the 50th anniversary of the WIC program and its ongoing role in the health and wellbeing of vulnerable California families. You can watch the floor speech and roll call vote on the California WIC YouTube channel!

Looking Forward: WIC Celebrates 50 Years- Conference May 6-10



Lots of powerful and impactful work takes place with ideas generated and implemented in WIC local agencies. Sharing about those efforts is important and helpful to other agencies in California and across the nation. CWA invites any local agency in CA or across the nation to share your local projects at the annual conference. Questions? Ask Lena.

Reminder - CWA is Hiring!



If you desire to work with dedicated and passionate WIC staff and partners across the state and nation, we have the opportunity for you!

We are hiring for our Executive Director position with a starting date of July 1. Karen Farley will remain at CWA focusing on CalAIM efforts.

As part of our diversity plan, we are offering the positions with the option for remote work, but require full time California residency. We welcome applicants with strong experience in WIC, nutrition, lactation, birth equity and public health.

You can find the position description here. We welcome your inquiries and hope you share this information with your staff. If you have any questions, contact Karen or Lena.

A new study using Children’s HealthWatch data finds children are more likely to drop out of SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid around the time of a cost-driven move.

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In data review of 23 studies, over 95% of them found a correlation between the length of parental leave and breastfeeding duration. Parents with longer parental leaves continued breastfeeding longer.

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Height and weight measurements collected through videoconferencing are highly correlated with in-person measurements and support the use of remote assessment of BMI for children with obesity, according to a brief report.

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