WIC Civil Rights Resources

How to File a Complaint

WIC staff can help a participant file a report of a possible civil rights violation by completing the following form, or by following the instructions found at: How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint, which will be submitted directly to USDA.
• USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF)
• Formulario de queja por discriminación del programa del USDA (PDF)

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Nondiscrimination Statement (NDS) Requirements

There are two version of the Nondiscrimination statement – a long (full) version, and a short (single statement) version: This institution is an equal opportunity provider. The NDS is required on any WIC-specific public notifications or outreach, websites, and any documents "vital" to an applicant's/participant's eligibility for, or participation in, WIC.

Long Version:
• Website Home Pages - may be provided via a "USDA Nondiscrimination Statement" link.
• Vital documents - the font size must match the font of the majority of the text on the document (it may work best in some cases to provide the long NDS on the back of the document).

Short version: Public notifications/outreach.

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Public Notification Requirements

WIC is required to actively notify applicants, participants, and anyone coming to WIC, of the availability of free interpreter services and that accommodations will be made for anyone with a disability, upon request.

WIC Agencies are required to display the Interpreter poster and the And Justice for All poster.

Both of these posters can be ordered using the WIC Agency Materials Order Form (search for: "interpreter" and "and justice for all").

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