New Cards, System Help WIC Work Better for Families

New benefit cards and a modernized system will help the Wyoming WIC Program work better for participant families, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).

Tina Fearneyhough, WIC program manager with WDH, said participants should already have received new cards. The new ones start working October 1; old ones will not function after September 30.

The Wyoming WIC Program has long featured electronic benefit cards eligible participants take to local stores to get nutritious foods at no cost. Currently, 75 stores across the state accept WIC cards with 49 of those authorized for self-che...