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 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 ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

For Second Year in a Row, Trump Budget Seeks to Slash WIC Fruit and Vegetable Benefits for Millions

President Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget calls for sharply reducing the fruit and vegetable component of WIC’s food benefits ...
Yahoo

WIC food assistance program for moms and children could run out of funds if shutdown lasts

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WIC clinics distribute preloaded cards that members use to purchase program-approved healthy foods at participating grocery stores ...
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 ...

WIC benefits face major change under Trump admin's new plan

WIC serves low-income pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children under age five.

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 ...
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 ...