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Funding threat to WIC could be quite a challenge for Pa families

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

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Pittsburgh advocates say funding threat to WIC could be quite a challenge for Pa families

Pittsburgh advocates say funding threat to WIC could be quite a challenge for Pa families
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Funding Fight in Congress Endangers Nutrition for Pregnant People and Babies

As many as 2 million WIC participants could be impacted, with disproportionate harm falling on families of color.

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A Nixon-Era Food Program for Babies and Pregnant People Is Running Out of Cash – Mother Jones

For the first time in 25 years, WIC may not be fully funded.

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A Divided Congress Is About to Let Poor Families Fall Off a Hunger Cliff

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

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