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"I have been rooted on in my breastfeeding journey and told so many helpful things when it gets hard. One girl gave me her number and it came in handy one night. I appreciate how they really care about their clientele! I love my WIC girls! They always have so much good info and so many helpful hints!"
~ Hardin WIC Mom ~
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The new WIC food list will be starting October 1st, 2021. Please read the highlights below.
- The participant booklets (for new families) will be shipped directly to your agency Mid-June.
- The English accordion food lists will be sent directly to the State Office along with the Spanish participant booklets and accordion food lists. Local agencies will be asked to order those as needed. We will be working to get some copies of requested languages but those will be coming a little later.
- The 2-pager food list has been updated for staff. This document has highlighted changes for easy reference.
- The State Office highly encourages staff to direct participants to use the app where they can access the updated food list mid-September.
- The State Office has created a summary of all the changes for staff to review.
If you have any questions regarding the changes, please reach out to Lacy.
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Save the Date! Thursday June 10th 9:00-10:30. MAWA is hosting a virtual round table discussion, WIC Clinic Life After COVID! It has been quite a ride for WIC agencies and MAWA wants to support local agencies with preparing for our new normal.
Some clinics have remained open, or started opening, and we would like to spotlight those clinics to share their experience. If your agency has seen clients in the office and would like to participate, we invite you to contact us to create a panel of speakers. MAWA would also like to address questions from all local agencies.
Please email our current MAWA president, Kate Devino kdevino@missoulacounty.us, with any questions you have. An invite for the round table will be sent out prior to the meeting.
MAWA Mission Statement: Through collaboration, advocacy, and support, we inspire a unified voice of the Montana WIC community to assure quality services. If you want to join, it is not to late! Please complete this form.
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July 1st is the start of the new income eligibility guidelines (IEG). The State Office has the updated rack cards ready for ordering in both English and Spanish. The order form is located in eLearn. The income table has been updated and is available for you to print. The exit handouts have been updated and posted in eLearn. If you have any questions, please reach out to Lacy. |
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ECSB is providing limited, onetime scholarships to working families of elementary-age children (children entering first grade through children entering fifth grade) to help cover the cost of out-of-school time summer programming or care for the summer months. This opportunity is made possible by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA). ECFSD anticipates 2,500 scholarships awarded across the state. To ensure equitable opportunity for funding across the state, applications will be awarded following a regional allocation formula based on census information. To be considered eligible, parents must be employed and be able to provide documentation of summer care or summer program arrangements.
Please send the application to all interested parties:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CRRSAOutofSchoolTimeApp
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Jody Lehman, Child Care & Development Fund Program Manager, Early Childhood Services Bureau, 406.444.3928, joseph.lehman@mt.gov
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June is State Fiscal year end month. In order for everything to be processed on time, all formula orders must be submitted by June 10th to the State Office. If you have any questions, please reach out to Lacy. |
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The State Office has hemocue 301 machines and cuvettes. If you need supplies, please order using the order guide in eLearn and emailing it to Lacy. |
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