The North Coast Growers’ Association is excited to announce that WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) recipients may now receive a daily market match at farmers’ markets across Humboldt County. Starting April 25, the North Coast Growers’ Association will offer a $20 match to WIC recipients who spend their card benefits with WIC authorized farmers on […]
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NCJ Preview: CalFresh Benefit Cliff and Hassle-free WIC Shopping
This week we’re looking at how the CalFresh supplemental nutrition program has been a lifeline for many — particularly during the pandemic — and what it means now that the end of expanded benefits nears. At the same time, an all-WIC shop has opened in the Bayshore Mall. We’ll talk about how its owner started […]
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Parents Nutrition Center’s Shame-free WIC Shopping
It began with some old-fashioned check-out line rudeness. Jessica Rebholtz says she was using her WIC card to buy groceries, including infant formula she needed due to some lactation issues, when the woman behind her in line made a comment about how long her transaction was going to take and having to wait behind “these […]