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Welcoming Dad to the WIC Family

June 09, 2022 Cindy Tackett, Public Affairs Director, Northeast Regional Office with guest author Doug Edwards, Founder and Director of Real Dads Forever

When enrolling moms into the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children, better known as WIC, less than 30% of state agencies in Connecticut were asking for the father’s name. We don't encourage dads to step up and then we wonder why they don't show up.

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