With struggles for enrolling your child in quality daycare in the area and the inability for some to reenter the workforce, WIC Director for Kewaunee County, Rachel Bauer, says they want you to apply for the WIC food benefits if you’re eligible.
Bauer adds that she and others often feel like there are people who could be using WIC, which is financial assistance for shopping for healthy foods, that aren’t. WIC cards are similar to debit cards, and Bauer says the stigma some feel when applying for WIC benefits isn’t as strong as when WIC used to be distributed by checks. Bauer wants to assure you that you shouldn’t feel any stigma at all, because of the good that you’re doing.
Beyond helping purchase healthy foods, Bauer says the WIC program helps provide resources for other assistance you may need.
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