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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 ...

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 ...

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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,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Finding nutritious food on a limited budget can be a challenge. The Women, Infants and Children Program is a federally funded nutrition program that serves pregnant women, ...

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 ...

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program (WIC). WIC is a federally funded program that provides ...