The Vindicator

Commissioners applaud efforts of WIC program

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County commissioners on Thursday applauded the work of the Women, Infants and Children program in Mahoning County on the 50th anniversary of the program that provides ...
dailyyonder.com

Advocates of WIC-Funded Breastfeeding Programs Concerned About Funding Levels

Alyssa Olson, a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor in Carlton County, holding her son, Logan, at the WIC Clinic. (Photo supplied by Alyssa Olson) This story was originally published by MinnPost.
Drexel University

Feeding Our Future: Growing Up Healthy with WIC

Every day, doctors and other health professionals refer women and children to WIC knowing it improves children’s health. While research has shown that WIC decreases children’s risk of costly health ...
PBS

Government shutdown threatens WIC food program used by millions of families

WASHINGTON (AP) — A food aid program that helps more than 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money within two weeks unless the government shutdown ends, forcing ...
USA Today

WIC funding could run out if shutdown continues into November. What to know.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is at risk of running out of funding if the ongoing government shutdown continues into November. WIC is a federal ...