Items Tagged with 'Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children'

An estimated 2 million parents and young children could be turned away from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as the program faces an anticipated $1 billion shortfall in 2024, according to a new analysis released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

In this opinion piece, Dr. Jamila Taylor of the National WIC Association (NWA) discusses the importance of the WIC food package rule review process and why this is not only a historic opportunity to ensure healthy foods make it to tables across the country, but also how WIC food benefits buffer against inflation for financially strapped families.