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VII. CASELOAD MANAGEMENT

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ADDITIONAL DETAIL: Caseload Management Appendix and/or Procedure Manual (citation): Click or tap here to enter text.

3. Local agency caseload utilization, by any method, is reviewed by the State agency at least: ☒ Monthly ☐ Quarterly ☐ Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text. ☐ Not applicable

ADDITIONAL DETAIL: Caseload Management Appendix and/or Procedure Manual (citation): Appendix VII.C.3.Estimated Average Participation

D. Benefit Targeting

1. Development and Monitoring of State Agency Targeting Plans a. The State agency has a plan to inform the following classes of individuals of the availability of Program benefits (check all that apply): ☒ Pregnant women, with special emphasis on pregnant women in the early months of pregnancy ☐ High-risk postpartum women (e.g., teenagers) ☒ Parents/Caregivers of Priority I & II infants ☐ Migrants ☐ Homeless persons/families ☐ Incarcerated pregnant women ☐ Institutionalized persons ☐ Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text. ADDITIONAL DETAIL: Caseload Management Appendix and/or Procedure Manual (citation): Click or tap here to enter text.

b. The local agency or State agency, when the State agency has no separate local agencies, contacts the following organizations to provide WIC Program information to eligible infants and children: ☐ Foster care agencies ☐ Protective service agencies ☐ Child welfare authorities ☒ Other (specify): children’s coalitions, food pantries, Head/Early Start, literacy projects c. The State agency ensures that benefits are targeted to those at greatest risk by limiting the use of regression as a nutrition risk criterion to only once after a certification period.