Underprivileged Kids and Moms Face a Grocery Shortage with Proposed WIC Cuts

A mother of a two-year-old walks into a grocery store with a WIC card. She’s allowed to pick up fresh fruit, vegetables, milk ...
ABC30 Action News

New income guidelines for WIC Program will provide more access and support to families

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- There is now more help for people who are living from paycheck to paycheck. Starting in April, struggling families in Central California have more access to WIC services, from ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Government shutdown threatens WIC funding for families nationwide

The ongoing government shutdown is jeopardizing funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, potentially leaving millions of families without essential food benefits. The ongoing ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

House Agriculture Bill Underfunds WIC, Cuts Fruit and Vegetable Benefit, and Fails to Make Virtual Services Permanent

The fiscal year 2027 Agriculture appropriations bill released this morning by the House Agriculture appropriations ...
The Baltimore Sun

WIC program still operating for counties, state says it can help short-term

State and local officials say as long as the federal shutdown ends soon, the WIC voucher program won’t be affected. The $8 billion program, officially labeled as Special Supplemental Nutrition for ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Growing Share of Infants Participating in WIC Are Breastfed

The number and share of infant participants in the WIC program who are breastfed have risen since 2022, a promising indicator ...

St. Helens family with immunocompromised kid seeks curbside pickup for WIC groceries

A St. Helens family who relies on WIC to support their young children is experiencing a unique medical situation that has ...