Congress Passes Funding for WIC, Benefiting Thousands and thousands of Households

On March 8, the Senate voted to extend funding for WIC by over $1 billion, sending the invoice President Biden’s desk to be signed into legislation the subsequent day. WIC is the Particular Supplemental Vitamin Program for Ladies, Infants, and Youngsters run by the U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA). It is a large win not just for the hundreds of thousands of oldsters and kids who depend on WIC, however for fogeys and kids with meals allergic reactions as effectively.

What Is WIC?

In keeping with the USDA, the aim of WIC is to assist the vitamin of low-income delivery dad and mom, infants, and kids as much as age 5.

WIC serves:

• Pregnant folks
• Breastfeeding/chestfeeding folks
• Non-breastfeeding postpartum folks
• Infants
• Toddlers and kids as much as age 5

WIC is essential for folks with meals allergic reactions. The price of particular meals and method can add up for households managing meals allergic reactions. Within the My Life With Meals Allergy Mum or dad Survey Report by the Bronchial asthma and Allergy Basis of America (AAFA), we discovered that 44% of individuals mentioned meals allergic reactions had a serious influence on their funds. WIC can assist scale back a number of the meals prices that include managing meals allergic reactions.

Youngsters with Meals Allergic reactions (KFA) and our guardian group, AAFA, thank the Senate for totally funding WIC and making the well being of the households who want it a precedence.