Millions of mothers, children at risk of losing WIC food assistance
Advocates warn that families could see waitlists for the first time in decades if WIC does not receive more funding.
Congress voted to pass a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded until March and avert a government shutdown. However, while the government is juggling issues with the budget, funding for federal food assistance programs like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly known as WIC, are in limbo.
With more and more eligible families applying for WIC, the program needs nearly $1 billion dollars to meet that demand.
Reset dives into the latest news around this budget shortfall and learns more about how pregnant and postpartum parents and their children benefit from this food assistance program.
GUESTS: Allison Johnson, ParentsTogether
Jennie Hull, chief program officer, Nourishing Hope
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Millions of mothers, children at risk of losing WIC food assistance
Advocates warn that families could see waitlists for the first time in decades if WIC does not receive more funding.
Congress voted to pass a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded until March and avert a government shutdown. However, while the government is juggling issues with the budget, funding for federal food assistance programs like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly known as WIC, are in limbo.
With more and more eligible families applying for WIC, the program needs nearly $1 billion dollars to meet that demand.
Reset dives into the latest news around this budget shortfall and learns more about how pregnant and postpartum parents and their children benefit from this food assistance program.
GUESTS: Allison Johnson, ParentsTogether
Jennie Hull, chief program officer, Nourishing Hope