We invite NWA members to explore our various WIC-related webinars. We offer webinars on Thursdays from 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET unless otherwise noted. See below for a schedule of upcoming webinars.
You can also register for upcoming webinars and watch our archived webinars on-demand on the NWA Online Community Webinars Group. The community, including recordings of archived webinars, is for Local and State WIC agency staff with active NWA membership ONLY. If you have issues accessing the online community, please email us at [email protected].
To attend NWA webinars, you must register in advance. The links below will take you directly to registration. Upon completing your registration, you will receive a confirmation email. If you don't see that email, please check your spam/junk mail folder. We strongly recommend you add [email protected] and [email protected] to your email safe senders list to be sure you get your confirmation and other important emails about the webinar.
Interested in presenting a webinar? You are welcome to submit a webinar idea to NWA here! The National WIC Association welcomes proposals from all. Submissions from WIC staff, WIC participants, or those featuring WIC staff or WIC participants as co-presenters will receive preference in the review process.
Date: Thursday, July 10th, 3:00pm ET
Title: WIC Policy Updates & August Advocacy Opportunities
Description: Join NWA's public policy team for a mid-year update on the WIC policy landscape, including the current state of play for fiscal year 2026 appropriations and the MODERN WIC Act. This webinar will also cover opportunities to engage with your members of Congress during the August work period to help them learn more about how WIC supports the families they represent.
Speakers: Nell Menefee-Libey, Senior Public Policy Manager at the National WIC Association
Date: Tuesday, July 15th, 3:00pm ET
Title: Nutrient-Dense Powerhouse: Breakfast Cereal's Role in the WIC Program - Hosted by General Mills, Post Consumer Brands, and WK Kellogg Co.
Description: Breakfast cereal has served as a source of iron in the WIC food package since the inception of the WIC program addressing and preventing anemia among participants. Over time the WIC food packages have been updated to align with the most recent nutrition science, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and to address the cultural preferences and dietary needs of participants. Throughout these updates, breakfast cereal has continued to be included in the WIC food package in recognition of its important role in delivering iron, folate and other key nutrients to the WIC population.
This presentation will review the long-standing role the science-based Dietary Guidelines for Americans have had in informing nutrition policy and the marketplace, research on cereal's positive impact on nutrient and food group intakes, particularly for children in the WIC program, and the relation of cereal consumption on health outcomes in the WIC population and beyond. It will also address the role of processed foods, including cereal, in a healthy dietary pattern and in addressing nutrients of need. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the nutritional benefits of cereal and how encouraging its redemption contributes to nutrient and food group intakes of WIC participants.
Speakers: Sarah Ludmer, RD, Chief Wellbeing and Sustainable Business Officer, WK Kellogg Co
& Jessica Campbell, PhD, Director of Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, General Mills
Date: Thursday, July 31st, 3:00pm ET
Title: WIC Food Package - Improving redemption via Data Analysis and Outreach
Description: This NWA webinar is second in the series on WIC food packages and is hosted by NWA's Evaluation Committee. Presenters will share information on how food package issuance and redemption at category level can be used to identify families with unredeemed benefits and underutilized foods to conduct outreach. They will also speak on the importance of sharing timely information with Local Agencies to assist with program operations, outreach and retention.
Speakers: Christopher Anderson, Associate Research Scientist, Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) WIC, Rachel Freund, Data Analyst, Minnesota State WIC, Joni Geppert, Senior Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health, & Bagya Kodur, Section Manager – Data and Systems Management, Michigan WIC Program
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 3:00pm ET
Title: Protecting WIC Participant Data
Description: Access to federal program participant data has become a hot topic. Join this webinar to learn more about federal data privacy laws, current issues around data sharing, and how you can protect WIC participant data.
Speakers: Elisabet Eppes, Senior Program Manager, Center for Budget & Policy Priorities, Madeline Wiseman, Counsel, National Student Legal Defense Network & Ali Hard, Director of Public Policy, National WIC Association
Date: Thursday, August 21st, 3:00pm ET
Title: WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program: Implementation Toolkit
Description: Join us for an overview of the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP): Implementation Toolkit, developed as part of the Increasing Access to Healthy Food through Farmers’ Markets initiative, funded by the Elevance Health Foundation. The webinar builds upon insights from the FMNP Landscape Scan Report, offering a deeper look into the facilitators, barriers, and promising practices of FMNP, electronic FMNP (eFMNP) and Cash Value Benefit (CVB). These findings served as a foundation to highlight effective tools and strategies that WIC Agencies from around the nation have used to enhance FMNP delivery. Explore how the Toolkit supports implementation across core focus areas, including farmer engagement, participant education and redemption, technology, and funding.
Speakers: Hanna Griffin, Research and Evaluation Manager, National WIC Association
All live attendees will receive the following within approximately one week of the live webinar broadcast:
Have a webinar question or idea? Email us: [email protected].