WIC director briefs board on caseload, remote services and formula costs

Aug 12, 2026

WIC director Amy Ducharme updated the board on program offerings, eligibility rules, recent changes that allow package tailoring and remote services, the program's caseload (about 2,446 families), and farmers market nutrition efforts.

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Amy Ducharme, WIC director, gave an extended briefing on the program's operations, eligibility rules and services. She explained WIC is a USDA supplemental nutrition program for pregnant people, new mothers and children under 5, described monthly food-package options and specialty formula prescription rules, and said the program now allows tailored substitutions for families with dietary restrictions.

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