HOW WIC HELPS THE CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION
HOW WIC HELPS THE CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION MISSION OF WIC To assure healthy pregnancies, healthy birth outcomes and healthy growth and development for women, infants and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk, by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information and education on healthy eating, and referrals to health care and critical social services.
FUN FACTS CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION WIC HAVE RECENTLY BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS OF THEIR OWN
FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS “If I didn’t have WIC, I don’t know how I would
“Being a contracted Vendor, allows the WIC participant to also do their non WIC
feed my baby, I am so grateful for the support I
shopping, which brings in business that we might not get otherwise”
receive from being on WIC.”
WIC Grocer Participant, Citizen Potawatomi Nation
WIC Participant, Citizen Potawatomi Nation
WHO PARTICIPATES IN WIC? Citizen Potawatomi Nation WIC
Pregnant Women
Participation FY 2015
Fully Breastfeeding Women Total Breasfeeding Women
[41] 57
Postpartum Women
111
Infants
335
Children
614
Total Coverage (% eligible) Source: USDA FNS WIC Program Data FY2015 https://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wic-program
FEBRUARY 2017
123
Please direct all questions to NWA at 202.232.5492
1,241 NA
WIC IS EFFICIENT
Monthly food value per participant
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Food and Nutrition Services Benefits FY 2015
Net federal food cost
$561,865
Competitive bidding savings
$342,138
$37.73
Admin Cost (Nutrition Service Benefits)
$3,997,586
Total funds to state
$4,901,589
Source: USDA FNS WIC Program Data FY2015 https://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wic-program
BREASTFEEDING 80
80
70
70
70%
60 50 40 30 20
60 50
National WIC Participant Breastfeeding Rates
42%
Citizen Potawatomi Nation WIC Participant Breastfeeding Rates
10 0
1998
40 30 20 10 0
2014
17%
24%
2004
2014
Source: USDA 2014 WIC Participant and Program Characteristics (PC) Report. PC data allows for standardized comparisons to demonstrate overall progress. Some states collect more data than required by the PC Report and may yield different and more current results than shown.
EBT STATUS
Citizen Potawatomi Nation is implementing WIC EBT. All state WIC programs must transition from paper vouchers to electronic benefit transfer cards (EBT) by 2020.
WIC SUPPORTS MILITARY FAMILIES
Citizen Potawatomi Nation provides support to military families and their children with nutrition education and breastfeeding support.
CONTACT DETAILS STATE WIC DIRECTOR
NUTRITION COORDINATOR
BREASTFEEDING COORDINATOR
STATE VENDOR MANAGER
Shelley Schneider
Cheryl Richardson
Cheryl Richardson
Christine Melton
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.
Shawnee, OK
Shawnee, OK
Shawnee, OK
Shawnee, OK
74801
74801
74801
74801
T: 405-273-3216
T: 405-273-3216
T: 405-273-3216
T: 405-273-3216
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
visit nwica.org
FUN FACTS CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION WIC HAVE RECENTLY BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS OF THEIR OWN
FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS “If I didn’t have WIC, I don’t know how I would
“Being a contracted Vendor, allows the WIC participant to also do their non WIC
feed my baby, I am so grateful for the support I
shopping, which brings in business that we might not get otherwise”
receive from being on WIC.”
WIC Grocer Participant, Citizen Potawatomi Nation
WIC Participant, Citizen Potawatomi Nation
WHO PARTICIPATES IN WIC? Citizen Potawatomi Nation WIC
Pregnant Women
Participation FY 2015
Fully Breastfeeding Women Total Breasfeeding Women
[41] 57
Postpartum Women
111
Infants
335
Children
614
Total Coverage (% eligible) Source: USDA FNS WIC Program Data FY2015 https://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wic-program
FEBRUARY 2017
123
Please direct all questions to NWA at 202.232.5492
1,241 NA
WIC IS EFFICIENT
Monthly food value per participant
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Food and Nutrition Services Benefits FY 2015
Net federal food cost
$561,865
Competitive bidding savings
$342,138
$37.73
Admin Cost (Nutrition Service Benefits)
$3,997,586
Total funds to state
$4,901,589
Source: USDA FNS WIC Program Data FY2015 https://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wic-program
BREASTFEEDING 80
80
70
70
70%
60 50 40 30 20
60 50
National WIC Participant Breastfeeding Rates
42%
Citizen Potawatomi Nation WIC Participant Breastfeeding Rates
10 0
1998
40 30 20 10 0
2014
17%
24%
2004
2014
Source: USDA 2014 WIC Participant and Program Characteristics (PC) Report. PC data allows for standardized comparisons to demonstrate overall progress. Some states collect more data than required by the PC Report and may yield different and more current results than shown.
EBT STATUS
Citizen Potawatomi Nation is implementing WIC EBT. All state WIC programs must transition from paper vouchers to electronic benefit transfer cards (EBT) by 2020.
WIC SUPPORTS MILITARY FAMILIES
Citizen Potawatomi Nation provides support to military families and their children with nutrition education and breastfeeding support.
CONTACT DETAILS STATE WIC DIRECTOR
NUTRITION COORDINATOR
BREASTFEEDING COORDINATOR
STATE VENDOR MANAGER
Shelley Schneider
Cheryl Richardson
Cheryl Richardson
Christine Melton
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.
Shawnee, OK
Shawnee, OK
Shawnee, OK
Shawnee, OK
74801
74801
74801
74801
T: 405-273-3216
T: 405-273-3216
T: 405-273-3216
T: 405-273-3216
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
visit nwica.org
