Loving Support© Award of Excellence Application Period Now Open

USDA Food and Nutrition Service sent this bulletin at 10/17/2016 09:00 AM EDT

Loving Support Award of Excellence

Application Period Now Open

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service announced the recognition program, the Loving Support Award of Excellence, will be open Friday, October 14th until Wednesday, December 14th.

The Loving Support Award of Excellence was developed to recognize and celebrate local WIC agencies that provide exemplary breastfeeding programs and support services. Local WIC agencies that have operated a peer counseling program for at least one year, which meets all of the required core components of the FNS Loving Support© Model for a successful peer counseling program are eligible to apply.

View the applications, instructions, and frequently asked questions.

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