'Support for mom is the number one thing': New Mexico WIC offers breastfeeding help

Jessica Kasper can’t tell you how many times she’s cried over spilled milk. An Eldorado mom of two, Kasper described her ...
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 ...
kcra.com

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 ...

Iowa House passes bill requiring WIC recipients to verify US citizenship

Iowa House advanced a bill earlier this week linking WIC aid to citizenship, sparking debate about impacts on nutrition for ...
Iowa Public Radio

House passes bill to limit WIC eligibility for immigrants, raise income cap for disabled Iowans on Medicaid

Mothers and infants in the U.S. without legal status and some lawfully present immigrants would be barred from food assistance under a bill that passed the Iowa House Tuesday. The bill would also ...

Chicago-area convenience store owner sentenced in WIC fraud scheme

A Chicago-area store owner has been sentenced in a yearslong scheme that defrauded a food assistance program for low-income ...
WEVV 44News

Illinois WIC expands food options for families with new choices

The Illinois Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children is expanding its approved food options, ...