Kosciusko County WIC Program, a division of Cardinal Services, has been asked by the State WIC office to become the administrator of the Miami and Wabash County WIC programs effective Oct. 1.
While the pandemic created numerous challenges to delivery of services, WIC has consistently met those challenges, delivering services safely while serving more families over the course of the past 18 months, according to a news release from Cardinal Services. The Warsaw WIC office has seen an 11% increase in the number of people served in that time.
The special Supplemental Nutrition Education Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a federal nutrition program for pregnant women, new mothers and their children up to age 5. The goal of the program is to provide mothers and their children with the tools to eat well and stay healthy by improving their access to nutritious foods and promoting healthier eating and lifestyles. Studies show that young children who receive proper early nutrition experience fewer developmental delays and grow into healthier children and adults, the release states.
According to Matt Boren, Cardinal Services executive director, “The WIC model provides Cardinal Services an excellent conduit for achieving the organization’s mission; offering dignity, growth and opportunity to WIC participants.”
Charles LaDow, executive director of Area Five Agency, stated, “This is a great opportunity for a partnership between Area Five and Cardinal Services. Service location for WIC clients will not change during this transition. Ensuring that families in Miami and Wabash counties continue to have access to WIC’s programs and services is vital to the communities we both serve.”
To enroll in WIC or if you have questions about the program, reach out to any of the area WIC offices below, or go to www.warsawwic.org to learn more.
Offices now coming under Cardinal Services and the Kosciusko WIC Program:
• Kosciusko County WIC:
Warsaw WIC, 1515 Provident Drive, Suite 120, Warsaw; 574-269-4456
• Miami County WIC:
Peru WIC, 661 E. Main St., Peru
• Wabash County WIC:
Wabash WIC, 1149 Cass St., Wabash; 260-563-4310
• North Manchester WIC
603 N. Bond St., North Manchester; 260-982-7784; 765-472-0713.
