Is the wic program affected by the government shutdown

Letters to the Editor Submit a Letter. Investigations Narratives Pulitzer Winners. Connect with us. About us. Obituaries Homes Jobs Classifieds. Careers Advertise Legal Contact. Log in. The state blames the federal government.

There was a lot of upset people out there today. Lewis, who is a nursing student and part-time home health care aide, said she thought it was ridiculous the government shutdown would actually take food from a baby.

The program provides separate vouchers for healthy adult food and baby food. Read more here. Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost? Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email required. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy.

For more newsletters, check out our newsletters page. The Latest. Earth is running low on wildlife. He said the state's 60, existing clients will continue to receive benefits during the shutdown. Many more state WIC programs will be limping along until their reserves run out, said Douglas Greenaway, president of the National WIC Association, a nonprofit group that advocates for the program. Arkansas, for instance, was planning to furlough its employees and stop providing new WIC vouchers to recipients.

But program enrollees in other jurisdictions may start seeing their food vouchers rejected. Greenaway called the shutdown a "double whammy" for the program, because in addition to losing access to foods and other kinds nutritional assistance for themselves and their babies, women could completely lose faith in the program's ability to help them. It is anticipated all clinics will be open by noon tomorrow, Friday, October 4," the department said in a release.