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 ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

State Fact Sheets: WIC Improves Health and Contributes to Local Economies

The federally funded WIC program — formally the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children — is ...
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 ...
Kentucky Today

WIC benefits changing to meet USDA nutrition guidelines

Kentucky Women Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition program (WIC) food packages are being updated this month to meet new USDA nutrition guidelines, bringing more choices and ...

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 ...