The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) improves the health and nutrition of eligible participants by providing nutrition services, breastfeeding support, health care and social services, and healthy foods. Decades of research have shown that WIC is highly effective, supporting better birth outcomes, healthier diets, and breastfeeding. Participation in WIC has also been shown to increase food security, immunization rates, and access to health care. These benefits result in tangible economic impact: each $1 in WIC spending leads to about $2.50 in health care savings. The bottom line: WIC works

WIC Needs Your Help

Current proposed funding levels for WIC in both the House and Senate are inadequate to keep pace with increased participation. Unless Congress acts quickly to ensure that WIC is fully funded, the program may be forced to turn 600,000 eligible postpartum individuals with low incomes and their young children away from WIC.

To avoid interruption in participation, benefits, or services Congress must include additional funding (a down payment) for WIC in the next short-term spending bill (continuing resolution or CR), and fully fund it in the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations package.

Join us Tomorrow, November 2nd for a national WIC Day of Action and make sure your Members of Congress know that you want WIC to be fully funded

 

There are many ways to get involved:

  1. Call your Member of Congress! Use our Find Your Legislator tool to look up your legislators, then call Congress at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the correct office.
  2. Send an email directly to your member of Congress by using FRAC’s Action Network.
  3. Get loud on social media! Make sure your network knows that WIC Works and needs to be funded! Find your Member of Congress and be sure to tag them!  

If you need help shaping your message, we've created some sample language to help.

Want to Learn More?

Check out FRAC’s Fact sheet to learn more about this funding crisis. Or, see how WIC helps those in your county by visiting Thriving PA’s statewide or county fact sheets.

 

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Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
123 Chestnut Street Suite 401
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
215-430-0555
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