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- White House clarifies aid freeze; SNAP and WIC remain unaffected
To clear that up, the White House issued another statement Tuesday afternoon saying those who receive SNAP, WIC, free reduced school lunches, Pell grants, Head Start, rental assistance and other
- WIC faces a budget shortfall. For millions of women and children, more . . .
WIC is facing a $1 billion budget shortfall, alarming advocates who say healthy food is only one piece of the vital assistance that the federal nutrition program provides
- Life and death: Mothers fear loss of WIC benefits in a government . . .
Mothers of children under 5 told ABC News that the loss of WIC nutrition assistance during a potential shutdown would be devastating for their families
- National WIC Association Releases Policy Brief Warning That . . .
February 11, 2025 National WIC Association Releases Policy Brief Warning That Congressional Budget Proposals Could Threaten WIC Access WASHINGTON, DC– The National WIC Association (NWA) released a policy brief examining how proposed budget cuts could affect the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) The brief, “The Impact of Congressional Budget
- Senate Fully Funds WIC But Serious Threats to Nutrition Aid Remain
This is an important step forward; access to WIC’s full, science-based food benefit helps ensure that low-income families with young children can afford the foods they need for a healthy diet But two serious challenges to critical nutrition assistance for parents and young children lie ahead
- A Nutrition Program for Low-Income Americans Seeks Clarity on Funding . . .
It was not immediately known how the federal funding freeze would affect W I C , which provides vouchers for healthy foods to low-income pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children
- A government shutdown could pause WIC food assistance for millions : NPR
A shutdown would affect the nearly 7 million women and children who rely on WIC for healthy food Free school lunch and Meals on Wheels are also at risk, and SNAP could be impacted eventually too
- Why its gotten harder to use WIC, a food assistance program | AP News
More than 6 million people receive benefits through the nation’s food assistance program for women, infants and children, which is known as WIC
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