Washington State Department of Health secures USDA funding to maintain WIC benefits through October

WIC benefits in Washington extended as government shutdown continues

Washington mothers and their babies will have access to food benefits through the end of the month, even though the federal government remains shut down, the state’s Department of Health said Thursday. Last week, state officials said the Women, Infants and Children program, or WIC, had just one to two weeks’ worth of funding to keep feeding low-income Washingtonians. The Department of Health encouraged enrollees to continue using their benefits …

Washington State Department of Health secures USDA funding to maintain WIC benefits through October

OLYMPIA - Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) received a second award of food funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, allowing us to maintain food benefits and our current 10-person state Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program team through the end of October. We will provide updates if this timeline changes.Amid ongoing uncertainty following the federal government shutdown, DOH remains committed to suppor…