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December 2021
Volume 8 | Issue No. 52
Temporary
Benefit
Increase for
Missouri WIC
Participants
Missouri WIC is temporarily increasing the Cash Value Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable
Purchases (CVB) during November and December to $24 per month for children, $43 per month
for pregnant and postpartum participants and $47 per month for breastfeeding participants.
Standard CVB values range from $9-11.
WIC is the Department of Health and Senior Services Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
The Continuing Resolution to Extending Government Funding and
Delivering Emergency Assistance Act gave the USDA authority to
temporarily increase the CVB. Missouri WIC has elected to use this
authority in November and December 2021 to provide additional
healthy fruits and vegetables for up to 60,000 women and children per
month.
Eligible participants need to contact their local WIC agency to
schedule an appointment to load the additional funds on their eWIC
card before November 1 to avoid any delays.
WIC families have the opportunity to shop for nutritious foods at
over 600 authorized WIC retailers throughout Missouri and can
receive services at any of the 117 local agencies. WIC serves financially
eligible women, infants, and children under the age of five. Fathers,
stepparents, foster parents, grandparents, and guardians are also
encouraged to apply for WIC benefits for any children in the household
under the age of five.
Missouri WIC provides quality nutrition education, breastfeeding
promotion and support, nutritious foods, and referrals to health
services. It is also one of the most successful, cost-effective and
important nutrition intervention programs in the country.
Missourians interested in learning about the benefits of WIC may
visit wic.mo.gov or call TEL-LINK at 1-800-835-5465 to find the WIC
local agency closest to them.
