CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa House passed a bill preventing undocumented women and children from receiving benefits from the Women, Infants and Children program, also known as WIC. The bill, ...

Iowa’s food assistance programs are feeling the strain of the ongoing federal government shutdown — though state officials say they’ve temporarily filled the gap to keep benefits flowing to vulnerable ...

Georgia Machell is the president and CEO of the National WIC Association, which represents WIC agencies that serve millions of women, infants, and children across the United States. Every parent wants ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A bill that passed the Iowa House this week could change who qualifies for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) financial assistance program. WIC is a program that provides ...

OR PREPARED DESSERTS. THE LAWSUIT AIMS TO HALT THOSE WAIVERS. THIS COMES AS THE IOWA HOUSE PASSED A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE CHANGES TO FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. KCCI ABIGAIL CURTIN SHARES THE PROPOSED ...

Every parent wants the same thing: a healthy start for their child. Programs that support healthy pregnancies and strong beginnings for infants are among the most effective investments Iowa can make.

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 ...

Some immigrants would be barred from a food assistance program for pregnant women, babies and young kids under a bill that advanced in the Iowa House Wednesday. A bill that would make several changes ...