U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand of NY and Roger Marshall of KS have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at modernizing the federal nutrition program.

As the government shutdown stretches into day 14, funding for vital programs remains stuck in a deadlock limbo between Congressional Republicans and Democrats. Thus far, programs such as Social ...

For 50 years, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has been a vital pillar of public health in the United States, supporting millions of nutritionally ...

Welcome to “Paying it Forward,” a monthly interview series made possible by Piedmont Health. In this series, we hear from the folks at Piedmont about the importance of community health centers – and ...

Nearly 7 million mothers and their children could lose the nutrition assistance they receive from the federal government if Congress fails to reach a deal this week to avert a government shutdown, ...

STATEWIDE — SEVERAL FARMERS’ MARKETS THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN are participating in a NY State program that doubles the WIC food benefits for families in need, particularly for new mothers. Gov. Kathy ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into the federal nutrition program, WIC, to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an ...

The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program has increased income guidelines, allowing more families to participate in the free nutrition education program, Maternal and Family Health ...

When congressional appropriators recently announced an increase of more than $1 billion for WIC, my thoughts turned immediately to the millions of current participants who can finally have peace of ...

Maternal and Family Health Services announced that the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program has increased income guidelines, allowing more families to participate in the free nutrition ...

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