WIC/CACFP

An Update from National Immigration Experts & WIC Providers

Sunday, May 4, 2025

4:10 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Alison Hard, MS, RD (she/her/hers)

National WIC Association, District of Columbia
Sarah Flores-Sievers, B.S., MPA

New Mexico Dept. of Health, New Mexico
Adriana Cadena

Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition (PIF), District of Columbia
Suma Setty, MPH

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), District of Columbia

Session Summary: This session will feature national immigration policy experts and a WIC state director from a border state who will share the latest updates on WIC & immigration policy, and strategies for communicating with immigrant families about WIC.

Learning Objectives:

Know the current policy that WIC is available to all families regardless of immigration status, and that WIC is not a public charge.
Understand how to message to WIC families who may have questions or concerns about using WIC due to their immigration status.
Know where to go for updated information about immigration policies that may impact WIC families, and how to get involved in advocacy.