HOW WIC HELPS THE CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION

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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]

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