WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2023– The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) offered essential nutrition support to almost 6.7 million pregnant ladies, brand-new moms, infants, and kids throughout the nation in September of this year (see table). For the previous 25 years, Congress, on a bipartisan basis, has actually devoted to totally moneying WIC to serve every qualified pregnant lady, baby, mom, and kid who uses. This year, in spite of duplicated Administration demands, Congress has yet to totally money this crucial program. Without the needed extra financing, countless qualified pregnant females, brand-new moms, babies, and kids are at threat of losing out on WIC’s vital nutrition support at some time next year.
WIC expenses are higher this year than in 2015, in part since more qualified individuals are registering for the program– suggesting more pregnant females, brand-new moms, babies, and kids are getting access to healthy food and essential health resources they require to grow. In the 2 Continuing Resolutions enacted so far this year, Congress did not supply the extra $1 billion in approximated financing required to make sure WIC can serve all those who seek its services in financial year 2024.