An open message from Micki McKnight, WIC Director for Stokes County Health Department
WIC During COVID19
As you may recall, part of the USDA’s response to COVID-19 was to allow automatic issuance of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to ensure that beneficiaries do not have to attend in-person WIC clinic appointments in order to receive their monthly food benefit allowance.
However, of the more than 248,000 people who receive WIC in North Carolina, more than 132,000 did not utilize their full food benefits in June 2020.
In response, NCDHHS is working to spread the message to current WIC participants that:
1) WIC benefits are being added directly to their eWIC account on their family issue date.
2) WIC allowances do not roll over, so any balance that is not spent is lost.
3) Enabling notifications on the Bnft® App is the best way receive real-time eWIC updates.
4) WIC clinics are open and ready to serve, even if hours or locations have changed due to COVID-19.
Stokes has two WIC offices
Stokes County Health Department
1009 N. Main St.
Danbury, NC 27016
336-593-2402
Southwest Service Center
104 Hartgrove Rd.
King, NC 27021
336-985-2727
The digital flyer below provides more information for WIC participants about auto-issuance and using their food benefits during COVID-19.