Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: For 50 years, California’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) ...

As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning of one possible impact on millions of Californians. CalFresh benefits “will likely be delayed in November” if the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Women, ...

With the federal government shutdown now in its third week, and with no signs of ending anytime soon, Californians who use national social services programs are becoming increasingly concerned about ...

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MARICELA YEAH. LISA WHICH IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM AND THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TOLD KCRA THAT EVEN IF THERE IS A SHUTDOWN, THEY HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of American families with young children could be leaving money and critical nutrition support on the table. Despite ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- California Women, Infants and Children (WIC) families will see a temporary increase in their monthly WIC fruit and vegetables benefit to $35. Currently, children ages one to ...

President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget delivers a devastating blow to one of the country’s most effective nutrition programs for families. President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget ...

Beginning today, women and children who receive food vouchers through the federal government’s WIC program will be able to use them to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. “It’s a really welcome change,” ...

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participant experience, illustrated in Figure 2-1, is influenced by a number of factors, including racial and ethnic ...