"[WIC] expires ... immediately when the shutdown occurs," Vilsack said. Nearly 7 million mothers and their children could lose the nutrition assistance they receive from the federal government if ...

Enter your email to subscribe today. Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, is facing an unprecedented funding crisis that ...

With a possible government shutdown looming, one federal program facing funding cuts is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which helps low-income ...

According to USDA, the WIC program provides healthcare services and nutrition to low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women and children under the age of 5, including foods that are rich in ...