Contact Info
Minnesota State Office - WIC Program
800-657-3942 (toll-free)
651-201-4444 (state office)
Contact Info
Minnesota State Office - WIC Program
800-657-3942 (toll-free)
651-201-4444 (state office)
WIC Weekly Update List
We will maintain up to 6 months of GovDelivery WIC Weekly Updates for reference.
June 2025 WIC Weekly Update
- WIC Weekly Update - June 4, 2025
- Milk purchasing
- Food package updates begin June 9
- Order WIC cards now!
- Local agency portal user access
- Peer counselor orientation
- Topic of the month - Gestational diabetes
- TodaysBaby program and research studies
- Participant-centered services regional workshop
- 2025 monthly champions calls
- Register now for 2025 level 4 lactation skills day!
May 2025 WIC Weekly Update
- WIC Weekly Update - May 28, 2025
- WIC card orders are due 6/15/2025 - action required
- Federal Fiscal Year 2025
- Local agency call
- And Justice for All posters - no new version available
- 2025 National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course
- WIC Weekly Update May 21, 2025
- Food package changes - vendor communication
- National WIC Association participant survey
- WIC shopping videos - all translations available
- Peer counselor contact calculator
- Updated PCS webpage
- State-sponsored breastfeeding trainings-register now!
- WIC Weekly Update May 14, 2025
- Food package guidance
- April advisory group meeting notes
- Coffective app
- Virtual lunch and learn series on fathers
- Great Lakes breastfeeding webinar
- WIC Weekly Update May 7, 2025
- Risk factor policy updates
- TodaysBaby programs and research studies
- 2025 Title V needs assessment community input survey
- Minnesota WIC designated breastfeeding expert practice group - no meeting in May due to Memorial Day
- Peer breastfeeding webpage and resources
- Topic of the month - Supporting sensory-friendly nutrition for autistic children
- Register now for 2025 state sponsored lactation courses
April 2025 WIC Weekly Update
- WIC Weekly Update April 30, 2025
- Income guidelines change 2025
- WIC breastfeeding curriculum
- Additional funding available to local agencies in federal fiscal year 2025
- Spanish and Somali WIC app flyers now available
- WINNIE release 3.4.1: assigning risk factors 371 and 904
- Medical formula from the pharmacy
- Reminder: 2025 monthly champions calls
- WIC Weekly Update April 23, 2025
- April local agency call minutes
- National Infant Immunization Week
- MinnesotaCare now available to residents regardless of immigration
- WIC local agency webpage changes
- Reminder: WIC foods and shopping experience
- WIC Weekly Update April 16, 2025
- Quarterly SNAP outreach texting – begins in May
- WIC advisory group meeting
- Minnesota WIC designated breastfeeding expert practice group
- Virtual lunch and learn series on fathers
- Participant centered services regional workshops
- Great Lakes breastfeeding webinar
- WIC Weekly Update April 9, 2025
- Downloading data from Tableau dashboards
- WIC Weekly Update April 2, 2025
- Minnesota Department of Health funding cuts
- Register now for participant-centered services regional workshops
- Quarterly medical assistance texting reminder
- Infant safe sleep community kickoff
- Heavy metals in infant foods document updated
- Topic of the month - Staff learning and skill building
- Participant-Centered Services Regional Workshops
- Local agency portal training
- 2025 monthly champions calls
March 2025 WIC Weekly Update
- WIC Weekly Update March 26, 2025
- Minnesota WIC Facts 2025 available
- WIC foods and shopping experience
- Peer program sample job description policy update
- March local agency call minutes
- App message – more egg options
- Reminder: applications for local agency funding opportunities due March 28
- 2025 state sponsored lactation courses
- Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition event
- Prerecorded Improving the Health of WIC Participants through Nutrition Education: Enhancing Nutrition Education Skills
- WIC Weekly Update March 19, 2025
- Brown & cage-free eggs added to MN WIC starting April 1
- Child Tax Credit information
- Toxic Free Kids Program
- Medical formula changes in WINNIE
- Minnesota WIC designated breastfeeding expert practice group
- WIC data informs new recommendations
- Participant-centered services regional workshops
- Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar
- WIC Weekly Update March 12, 2025
- Food package changes
- Order WIC cards now!
- Nutrition education resources
- WIC Weekly Update March 5, 2025
- FFY 2025 additional WIC grant funding
- Order WIC cards now!
- Exit counseling no longer required for women
- Local agency portal new and updated reports
- Minnesota WIC designated breastfeeding expert practice group
- Peer breastfeeding program
- Topic of the month - Dietary intake during lactation
- 2025 monthly champions calls
- William Moore lunch and learn series
- Next week: Improving the Health of WIC Participants through Nutrition Education: Enhancing Nutrition Education Skills
- Prerecorded: Improving the Health of WIC Participants through Nutrition Education: Practical Applications
February 2025 WIC Weekly Update
- WIC Weekly Update February 26, 2025
- February local agency call minutes
- Newly revised childhood blood level guidelines
- Coffective Community Partnership Collaborative
- Peer breastfeeding program
- Breastmilk trays available
- WIC Weekly Update February 19, 2025
- Infant cereal changes - Gerber and Beech-Nut
- Applications open for local agency funding opportunities
- TodaysBaby programs and research studies
- Minnesota WIC designated breastfeeding expert practice group
- Happy Retirement - Dawn Liemandt (Chisago County WIC)
- Fresh herbs
- Upcoming webinar: “Improving the Health of WIC Participants through Nutrition Education: Enhancing Nutrition Education Skills"
- Minnesota WIC participant centered services champions webinars: Parts 1 and 2
- Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar
- WIC Weekly Update February 12, 2025
- Minnesota WIC App
- February formula update
- New WIC shopping videos
- January Advisory Group meeting notes
- Child Tax Credit information
- Celebrate National Nutrition Month® in March
- Upcoming 2025 WIC breastfeeding curriculum trainings
- WIC Weekly Update February 5, 2025
- Minnesota WIC app education materials update
- Final reimbursement payments
- WIC hardware inventory
- February formula update/li>
- National WIC Association (NWA) recipe books - extra
- Peer breastfeeding program
- Topic of the month - Baby-led weaning
January 2025 WIC Weekly Update
- WIC Weekly Update January 29, 2025
- Information about the freeze on federal assistance
- WIC Enfamil formula substitutions update
- January local agency call minutes
- Interested in growing your caseload? Join MNbenefits pilot.
- Minnesota WIC designated breastfeeding expert practice group
- New breastfeeding resources posted
- Peer breastfeeding program
- Minnesota participant-centered services champions webinar #2
- Participant-centered services regional workshops
- WIC Weekly Update January 22, 2025
- Hmong Culture and Foods toolkit
- Great Lakes Breastfeeding webinar
- New webinar: Improving the Health of WIC Participants through Nutrition Education: Enhancing Nutrition Education Skills
- WIC Weekly Update January 15, 2025
- WIC hardware inventory
- WIC advisory group meeting agenda
- Training tools update
- Minnesota Participant Centered Services (PCS) champions webinar
- Prerecorded Improving the Health of WIC Participants through Nutrition Education: Practical Applications.
- WIC Weekly Update January 8, 2025
- Income verification using tax return forms
- Update: Section 5.3.2 Hematological Assessment
- Peer policy updates and relocation
- National WIC Association (NWA) recipe books - extra
- Give Kids a Smile - free dental care resource
- WIC Breastfeeding Support - Learn Together. Grow Together
- Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar
December 2024 WIC Weekly Update
- WIC Weekly Update December 31, 2024
- Exit counseling
- December local agency call minutes
- Medical Assistance quarterly texting reminder – Monday, Feb. 5
- University of Minnesota hiring project coordinator for paraprofessionals study
- 50 years of WIC
- Topic of the month - food pouches
- WIC Weekly Update December 18, 2024
- EnfaCare options for families
- Medical formula orders – order early due to holidays
- Weekly Update holiday schedule changes
- New WIC Advisory Group members for 2025
- 50 years of WIC
- Minnesota PCS Champions Webinar #2
- New webinar: “Improving the Health of WIC Participants through Nutrition Education: Enhancing Nutrition Education Skills
- WIC Weekly Update December 11, 2024
- Hy-Vee Aisles Online shopping video demonstration
- Medical formula orders – order early due to holidays
- Weekly Update holiday schedule changes
- Feedback needed – perinatal health strategic plan recommendations
- Minnesota resources for new immigrants and refugees
- Nutrition Education Card revision
- Local agency spotlight: Reflective practice to empower WIC staff
- Participant Centered Services (PCS) opportunities
- 50 Years of WIC
- MN WIC 2024 Training Conference (recorded sessions)
- WIC Weekly Update - December 4, 2024
- Hardware update
- Infoview report revisions and corrections
- Order WIC cards now!
- Final reminder - 2025 openings on Minnesota WIC advisory group
- A special Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar
- 50 Years of WIC
- Topic of the month - Tips on shopping for WIC foods
- Webinar next week: “Improving the Health of WIC Participants through Nutrition Education: Practical Applications.”
Last Updated: 06/04/2025