Amy Vang and her son chat with an employee of the Ramsey County WIC office at a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the WIC program. Photo by Madison McVan/Minnesota Reformer. Amy Vang remembers ...

The Women, Infants and Children nutrition program has been keeping families healthy nationwide for 50 years. In Renville and Kandiyohi counties alone, thousands of families have benefited. The front ...

GRAND FORKS — North Dakota and Minnesota generally did better than the rest of the nation enrolling residents in the federal WIC program, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released this month ...

Minnesota’s federally funded breastfeeding support programs are at risk of not receiving enough funding next year, advocates of the initiative say, meaning new prospective participants could be turned ...

BRAINERD — Breastfeeding and pumping to feed babies breast milk is important for babies, mothers, other birthing parents, and families. Crow Wing County supports breastfeeding in any amount and ...

ST. PAUL — People in the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program in Minnesota will soon be able to get healthier foods under the voucher and education program. The Minnesota Department of Health ...

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For many parents who live near state borders, especially those in rural communities with limited and distant shopping options, WIC’s limitations further exacerbate the ongoing formula shortage. After ...

Alyssa Olson, a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor in Carlton County, holding her son, Logan, at the WIC Clinic. (Photo supplied by Alyssa Olson) This story was originally published by MinnPost.