The latest federal data shows that only about 56 percent of eligible people were participating in WIC in 2023.

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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- California Women, Infants and Children (WIC) families will see a temporary increase in their monthly WIC fruit and vegetables benefit to $35. Currently, children ages one to ...

With the federal government shutdown now in its third week, and with no signs of ending anytime soon, Californians who use national social services programs are becoming increasingly concerned about ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: For 50 years, California’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) ...

Beginning today, women and children who receive food vouchers through the federal government’s WIC program will be able to use them to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. “It’s a really welcome change,” ...

As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning of one possible impact on millions of Californians. CalFresh benefits “will likely be delayed in November” if the ...

MARICELA YEAH. LISA WHICH IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM AND THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TOLD KCRA THAT EVEN IF THERE IS A SHUTDOWN, THEY HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE ...

Just about every time her family needs groceries, Angelique Schanbeck loads her three children, ages 3 months, 2 and 4, into the family car. The Sacramento family relies on the Women, Infants, and ...

The U.S. government shut down on Oct. 1, causing uncertainty among recipients of funding from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). WIC provides baby ...

President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget delivers a devastating blow to one of the country’s most effective nutrition programs for families. Justin Sullivan Getty Images Before 2021, many ...