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 ...

BRINGING PETS NEAR THE WATER. WELL, AS THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES, ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE RELY ON FOR FOOD COULD RUN OUT OF MONEY, AND THIS INCLUDES THE WOMEN, INFANT AND CHILDREN’S ...

Because Wednesday marked the start of the 2026 fiscal year, the WIC program — which provides free, healthy food to low-income pregnant women, new moms and children under 5 — was due for an influx of ...

WASHINGTON — A food aid program that supports millions of low-income mothers and their young children received a $300 million infusion from the Trump administration this week, alleviating some anxiety ...

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 states to use their ...

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 ...

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 ...