Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** having a workforce that is engaged,…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** having a workforce that is engaged, productive, and can adapt and innovateto meet the changing needs of families is of paramount importance to WIC. The university of minnesota extension will partner with USDA, WIC workforce, and partnering organizationsto identify effective WIC staffing models for diverse WIC contexts. The staffing models willinclude: necessary roles and responsbilities of all levels of WIC positions; the experiences, skills and competencies needed to successfully accomplish the roles and responsibilities; processes and strategiesfor supporting organizational change to adopt effective staffing strcutures; and provide learnings forleadersand supervisors to develop skills to monitor the impact of staffing change efforts. Impacts of change efforts will include staffs' ability to deliver effective WIC services to diverse communities, job satisfaction and morale, and lower turnover.as part of the work to develop an effective staffing model, importantlearning resources will be developed to support the growth of existing workforce to meet future needs of WIC. The efforts to understand effective WIC staffing models will help to identify critical skills and competencies that may need to to be improved or developed. Quarterly WIC-wide learning opportunities will provide a system for testing educational resources and models that can be used fordeveloping the WIC workforce into the future.