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Pittsburgh advocates and officials are concerned that a $1 billion funding shortfall that the federal nutrition assistance program for women, infants and children faces could force eligible families onto waitlists
As many as 2 million WIC participants could be impacted, with disproportionate harm falling on families of color.
For the first time in 25 years, WIC may not be fully funded.
The Biden administration has warned that a key nutrition assistance program will face a significant funding shortfall this year, potentially preventing millions of low-income women and children from receiving necessary benefits. Unless Congress provides an additional $1 billion, participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, also known as WIC, may be pushed onto waiting lists, or could lose their benefits altogether.On Thursday, Congress passed a stop
Lawmakers are hopeful that they’ll pass a farm bill extension soon—provided they can stop fighting one another.