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Committee Passes Carter, Stanley & Conaway Resolution Urging Federal Government to Modernize Access to Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Children
May 14, 2021, 1:43 pm | in
Committee Passes Carter, Stanley & Conaway Resolution Urging Federal Government to Modernize Access to Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Children
(TRENTON) – In the hopes of making it easier for women to obtain nutritional assistance for them and their children, Assembly Democrats Linda Carter, Sterley Stanley and Herb Conaway sponsor a resolution urging the federal government to modernize access to an existing program offering nutritional support.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a federal nutrition program that provides nutritious foods, education on nutrition and breastfeeding, and improved access to health care and social services. Low and moderate-income women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or recently had a baby, as well as children with nutrition-related health problems, are all eligible for the program.