Each year the Food and Nutrition Service, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children announces the WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence program. The award recognizes local WIC agencies that have provided exemplary breastfeeding promotion and support activities. The intent is to provide models and inspire other local agencies to strengthen their breastfeeding promotion and support activities and ultimately increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates among WIC participants.
The award is given at three levels of performance that build on one another: Gold, Premiere, and Elite. This approach recognizes agencies that are at varying stages of implementing exemplary breastfeeding promotion and support practices, with the highest award provided to agencies demonstrating model practices.
In 2025 there were: 122 Gold Awards, 56 Premiere Awards, and 3 Elite Awards.
Click on any state below to view 2025 awardees in that region.
Mid-Atlantic Region (MARO)
| Gold Awards (10) | Premiere Awards (2) | Elite Awards (0) |
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Delaware - State of Delaware WIC Program
District of Columbia - Children's National Medical Center
Maryland Pennsylvania - Hope Enterprise, Inc. (Bi-County WIC)
- Home Nursing Agency WIC Program
- Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.
- North Central PA Regional Planning and Development Commission
Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico WIC Program, Metro Region
West Virginia - Monongalia County Health Department WIC Program
- Randolph-Elkins Health Department WIC Program
| Pennsylvania - Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County, Inc.
- Community Health Services WIC, Inc.
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Mountain Plains Region (MPRO)
| Gold Awards (27) | Premiere Awards (12) | Elite Awards (0) |
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Kansas - Lyon County WIC
- Riley County
Missouri - Barton County WIC
- Butler County WIC
- Callaway County Health Department
- Columbia/Boone County WIC
- Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corporation
- Laclede County WIC
- Saline County Health Department WIC Program
- Springfield-Greene County WIC
- Webster County Health Unit WIC
Montana Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota - Brown County
- Brule County WIC- Chamberlain Clinic
- Buffalo County WIC- Fort Thompson Clinic
- Day County WIC
- Dewey County
- Gregory County WIC- Burke and Bonesteel
- Hamlin County - Hayti
- Kingsbury County - Desmet
- Lyman County WIC- Lower Brule Clinic
- Winner Regional Community Health Office
- Ziebach County
Wyoming - Carbon County
- Natrona County WIC
| Colorado - El Paso County Public Health
- Mesa County Public Health WIC
Missouri - Randolph County Health Department
South Dakota - Brookings WIC Office
- Brule County WIC - Chamberlain Office
- Butte County - Belle Fourche
- Codington County - Watertown
- Gregory County WIC - Burke and Bonesteel
- Hughes County WIC
- Lawrence County - Spearfish
- Meade County - Sturgis
- Walworth County - Mobridge
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Midwest Region (MWRO)
| Gold Awards (20) | Premiere Awards (15) | Elite Awards (0) |
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Illinois - Tazewell County Health Department
Indiana - Cardinal Services
- IU Health Bloomington WIC
- IU Health White Memorial Hospital
- Open Door Health Services
- St. Vincent Warrick WIC
Iowa - North Iowa Community Action Organization
Michigan - Jackson County Health Department
- Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency WIC
- Wayne County WIC
Minnesota - Dakota County Public Health
- Sherburne County WIC
Ohio - Hancock, Hardin, and Putnam County
- Lake Geauga WIC
- Portage Columbiana WIC Program
- Wood County Health Department
Wisconsin - Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council WIC Program
- Northeast Wisconsin Community Clinic
- Nutrition & Health Associates WIC
- Waukesha County WIC
| Iowa - Pottawattamie County WIC Program
Indiana - Arc of Greater Boone County
- Crawford County
- Beacon Health System St. Joseph County WIC
- Indiana Health Centers
- Johnson County Health Department WIC
- Neighborhood Health WIC
- Western Indiana Community Action Agency, Inc
Michigan - District Health Department #4
- Washtenaw County WIC
Minnesota - Carlton County Public Health WIC
- Olmsted County
- St. Louis County WIC
Wisconsin - Fond du Lac County WIC
- Healthfirst Network
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Northeast Region (NERO)
| Gold Awards (15) | Premiere Awards (9) | Elite Awards (1) |
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Connecticut - Bristol Health WIC Program at New Britain
- East Hartford WIC
- Hartford WIC
- Yale New Haven
Massachusetts - Brockton/Stoughton WIC
- Lynn Community Health Center
New Hampshire - Southwestern Community Services WIC
New York - Allegany County Department of Health
- Broome County Health Department
- Catholic Charities Brooklyn Neighborhood Services
- Catholic Charities of Buffalo
- Maimonides Medical Center
- Morris Heights Health Center
- Oak Orchard Health WIC Program
Vermont - Vermont Department of Health - St. Albans District Office
| Connecticut - Meriden WIC Program
- Thames Valley Council for Community Action WIC Program
Maine - Bangor Public Health and Community Services WIC Program
New Hampshire - New Hampshire Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc.
New York - Open Door Family Medical Center
- Pro Action WIC
- The Society for the Protection and Care of Children WIC
Vermont - Vermont Department of Health - Burlington District Office
- Vermont Department of Health - Newport District Office
| Vermont - Vermont Department of Health - Brattleboro District Office
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Southeast Region (SERO)
| Gold Awards (36) | Premiere Awards (11) | Elite Awards (0) |
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Alabama - Jefferson County Department of Health
Florida - Alachua County Health Department
- Broward County Health Department
- Lee County Health Department
- Leon County Health Department
- Marion County Health Department
- Pinellas County Health Department
Georgia - Coastal Health District
- Cobb/Douglas Health District
- Dekalb Health District
- District 4 Health District
- East Central Health District
- East Metro Health District (District 3-4)
- Grady Health Systems
Northwest Georgia Health District (DISTRICT 1-1) - South Central Health District (Dublin 5-1)
- Southwest Georgia Health (District 8-2)
- West Central Health District
Kentucky - Calloway County Health Department
- Kentucky River District Health Department
- Northern Kentucky Health Department
Mississippi - Adams County Health Department
Central Public Health Region (District V) - Mississippi Region 3 (District IX)
- WIC District 1
- WIC District 2
North Carolina - Albemarle Regional Health Services
- Bladen County Health Department
South Carolina - Lowcountry Public Health Region
- Midlands Public Health Region
Tennessee - Metro-Davidson Health Department
- Mid Cumberland Region
- South Central Region
- Sullivan County Regional Health Department
- Northeast Tennessee Region
- Upper Cumberland Region
| Florida - St. Johns County WIC
- Citrus County WIC
- Indian River County WIC
- Pasco County WIC
- Seminole County WIC
- Okaloosa County WIC
North Carolina - Brunswick County WIC
- New Hanover County Health and Human Services
- Piedmont Health Services WIC
- Toe River Health District
- Union County WIC
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Southwest Region (SWRO)
| Gold Awards (8) | Premiere Awards (0) | Elite Awards (0) |
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Chickasaw Nation - Chickasaw Nation WIC Program
Louisiana - Louisiana WIC State Agency
New Mexico Pascua Yaqui Tribe Texas - Austin Public Health WIC Program
- Driscoll Children's Hospital WIC Program
- Hidalgo County WIC Program
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Western Region (WRO)
| Gold Awards (6) | Premiere Awards (7) | Elite Awards (2) |
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California - Fresno EOC WIC
- Marin County
- Tuolumne County WIC Program
Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada - Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada WIC
Washington - Public Health Seattle & King County
- United General District 304
| California - Native American Health Center, Inc.
- Shasta County WIC
- Ventura County WIC Agency
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Washington - Benton-Franklin Health District
- Multicare Mary Bridge Children’s WIC
- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health WIC
| California Washington - Island County Public Health
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Page updated: July 29, 2025
