Families enrolled in the federal Women, Infants, and Children program can access pop-up farmers markets at Adagio Health’s five western Pennsylvania WIC offices this summer.
The Department of Health did not explain why it abandoned a plan to change who administers a nutrition program for pregnant people and young children.
In July 2019, Allegheny County was one of the first Pennsylvania counties to complete the transition from paper checks to electronic benefit cards. Since then, WIC participation among Allegheny County residents dropped about 6 percent.
By Sarah Boden/WESA By the end of the year, every participant is expected to have the monthly stipends — roughly $40 per child — loaded onto a swipeable eWIC card.
The WIC program in Pennsylvania is switching from paper checks to eWIC cards.
