Supplementary Nutrition Programs for women, infants, and children, will the representatives of a group that manage nutrition programs will make a completely funded $ 7 billion effort by the federal government on Tuesday, and the suspension of federal funds will affect the program. I didn't know.
WiC usually provides vouchers of healthy foods for pregnant women, postpartum women, infants, and children, as they are usually called.
Trump administration has stated that programs that provide direct support to individuals should be exempted from freezing. However, WIC support does not come directly from the federal government. Like Medicade, the federal government sends money to the state that manages the program locally.
As with many other organizations that rely on federal dollars for charitable activities and other forms of assistance, the uncertainty about instructions was unknown how their funds were affected.
“Millions, mothers, and babies rely on the WiC every day to get the necessary health foods, infant powdered milk, support for breastfeeding, and the breast milk pump they need.” Alison Hard, the director in charge of the National WIC Association, said, Alison Hard. “The policy that risks this program is catastrophic.”
Hard said that the organization was seeking a warranty from the Trump administration, which was excluded from the freezing of funding. Fortunately, she will continue to run the WIC funds every quarter, so the program should continue.
“For now, we are encouraging to keep coming to the WiC as usual until the family knows more,” she said.
During the first Trump administration, many immigrant families or mixed status families were afraid of using WIC -like public programs.
A public opinion poll by the immigrant family protection coalition reveals that 46 % of the respondents of immigrants who need help during COVID-19 pandemic did not seek it just because of the concerns of immigrants. Ta. A recent survey by an urban research institute revealed that 17 % of the immigrant family individuals avoided the safety net program, just for immigration concerns.
