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An important American food aid program is no longer in danger after funding was found to support it during the government shutdown.
Axios said the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, also known as WIC, is relied on heavily by millions of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women and young children. The program provides vouchers for healthy foods and was in danger of running out of funding within weeks amid the government shutdown.
The White House said it will transfer funding derived from tariff revenue to keep the program going “for the foreseeable future,” according to a White House official, who described the infusion as a temporary fix and declined to say how much money was being sent.
The Office of Management and Budget worked to find a creative solution to preserve WIC, which annually has over six million people benefit from the program.
NAFB news service
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