New WIC Shopping Guides
Canned Fruits and Vegetables
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Joining fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, qualifying canned fruit and vegetable (F & V) items are now available for WIC participants to purchase using their Cash Value Benefits (CVB).
Since approving canned fruits and vegetables in October 2023, we have since added an additional 487 items to the Approved Product List (APL).
If a canned fruit or vegetable is not ringing up as WIC approved in your store and you think it should be, you may either:
- Email WaWICFoods@doh.wa.gov,
- Contact your POS provider to verify the most current version of the WIC Approved Products List (APL) has been uploaded to your POS system, or
- Use the “I couldn’t buy this” feature of the WICShopper mobile app to let the WA WIC Foods team know.
To ensure POS systems allow all authorized WIC products to be purchased, the APL must be uploaded frequently, if not nightly to register any WIC foods which have been added or removed. A complete list of Washington WIC foods (APL) can be found on our website at https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fdoh.wa.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2022-02%2F962-975-WICVendorAuthorizedProductList.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK.
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Vendor Interactive Training Schedule for 2024
A new WIC Vendor contract period has begun. This means all WIC authorized stores must attend an interactive training within the current contract period. We have created a schedule of upcoming on-line and in-person interactive trainings this year to help you accomplish this goal. Additional trainings will eventually be scheduled for 2025 and 2026, but we encourage stores to not wait to fulfill this requirement.
Your store can sign up for an interactive training by clicking your preferred training link below to register.
Sign up for an English online or in-person training by registering at: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/wic/wic-vendors/training.
English Online Training Schedule:
- March 13, 2024: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
- May 15, 2024: 9:00am – 10:30am
- July 17, 2024: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
- September 18, 2024: 9:00am – 10:30am
- November 13, 2024: 2:00am – 3:30pm
English In-Person Training Schedule:
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Location
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April 17, 2024: (10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm)
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Clark County Public Health - Washougal
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June 5, 2024: (10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm)
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Spokane NE Community Center
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August 22, 2024: (10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm)
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Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Toppenish
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October 30, 2024: (10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm)
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Northshore Public Health, Totem Lake
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Sign up for a Spanish In-Person training by registering at: https://doh.wa.gov/es/you-and-your-family-wic-wic-vendors/informacion-de-capacitacion-para-proveedores-de-wic.
Spanish In-Person Training Schedule:
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June 6, 2024: (10am-12pm)
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Spokane NE Community Center
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August 21, 2024: (1pm-3pm)
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Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Toppenish
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WICShopper App Feature
Do you use the WICShopper App? If you do, did you know we include important information at the bottom of the home page? These are called banner messages and contain updates from the WIC Program that you may find useful.
Take a moment to read through them and click on the banners for more information. It might have valuable updates or news that could be helpful to you.
This is often used as a quick way to share information and news.
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WIC Clinic Locations
There are over 200 WIC Clinics in Washington State. Knowing where your local clinic is and how to contact them can be helpful to your store and WIC customers. If you have an abundance of a particular formula, for example, you can share that with your local WIC clinic, so WIC participants are able to find a formula they need. Click on the picture to access the map or use the WICShopper app to locate your local clinic.
Your store could promote WIC by ordering Free WIC outreach flyers and posters online at http://www.withinreachwa.org/product-category/wic-the-nutrition-program-for-women-infants-children/ and posting these for potential WIC participants.
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WIC Vendor Supply Orders
We make ordering supplies easy. All vendor supplies are provided to WIC stores at no cost. To request WIC Vendor supplies today:
Providing complete and accurate contact information is necessary to promptly receive the requested supplies.
- Training Guides
- Blue shelf tags
- 2023 Shopping Guides
- WIC Accepted Here window clings
Coming Soon: Pharmacy Vendors
WIC Vendor Management Team
https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/wic/wic-vendors/grocery-vendorsThe Washington State WIC Vendor Management Team’s goal is to build strong relationships and provide support to stores so they may be successful WIC vendors.
Our Vendor Management Specialists work directly with all 660 authorized WIC stores and their employees, stores interested in becoming WIC vendors, and corporate offices.
We provide technical assistance and education, in person and online interactive vendor training, education buys, routine store monitoring, and provide supplies upon request.
Call (800) 841-1410, option 2, or email WICRetailManagement@doh.wa.gov to contact the Vendor Management Team.
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Share Your WIC Testimonies
NWA is seeking videos, photos, or written testimonies from WIC families, staff, vendors, farmers, and stakeholders. Submit your story by clicking the link below.
Link: https://app.memoryfox.io/mobile/app?theme=national-wic-association&identifier=national-wic-association#/event-signup/wicstory
The Washington State WIC office is grateful for your partnership and continued support of the WIC program. Increasing availability and access to nutritious foods for program participants has a significant impact on the health and well-being of your entire community.
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