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October 5, 2022 The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federal nutrition program that provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health care referrals for nutritionally at-risk infants, children up to 5 years old, and pregnant and postpartum individuals from households with moderate to low incomes. WIC is […]

WIC is an important resource for families with young children during the COVID-19 pandemic. WIC waivers and enhancements during the pandemic have simultaneously removed access barriers and increased the value of participating in WIC, resulting in overall increases in program participation. In February 2022, WIC reached 6.2 million participants, a 1.2 percent increase from February […]

More families with young children are taking part in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), according to FRAC's latest report, WIC During COVID-19: Participation and Benefit Redemption Since the Onset of the Pandemic. Key Findings Pandemic-related WIC waivers and enhancements have simultaneously removed access barriers and increased the value of participating [...]

April 26, 2022 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has long been considered the nation’s first line of defense against hunger, and a vital support to the nutrition, health, and well-being of older adults with low incomes. Senior Hunger Awareness Month celebrated in April and Older Americans Month in May, are  key times to reflect […]

April 22, 2022 With Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits taken into account, SNAP benefit redemptions topped $125 billion in FY 2021, according to new data from USDA.  That represented a 61 percent increase over the prior year. The Distribution of SNAP Benefit Redemptions Superstores and supermarkets: Over 79 percent of SNAP benefits. Online SNAP Retail: Online […]