Jack, sign the petition to Congress: Support aid to parents and children.

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On November 15, Congress passed a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown (yet again) and continue funding government programs through January 2024 (when they will have to do it again–yet again). However, there was a glaring omission–Congress did not include extra aid money for low-income parents, children, and infants.

Congress failed to fully fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)–a nutrition program that is targeted to the critical life stages of pregnancy and postpartum and birth through the age of 5. Now, without the additional aid, states may have to begin turning away large numbers of parents and their children from the program.

WIC provides critical health and nutrition support for nearly seven million parents and children. If this vital program does not receive additional funds by mid-January it will leave many, many families struggling.

Sign the petition: Demand Congress fund WIC and continue the vital program for parents and children.

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Rising costs of food, housing, child care, and other basic needs all continue to contribute to increased food insecurity and hunger. WIC is an important program for accessing family support. It reduces preterm births, low birth weight, and infant mortality. WIC is a highly cost-effective investment–every $1 spent on WIC results in an average savings of $2.48 in health care costs.

Congress must take the next opportunity they have to fund this critical program. The short-term spending bill covering food and agriculture programs expires in January. Lawmakers must fund WIC in order to protect vulnerable parents, children, and infants.

Sign the petition: Demand Congress fund WIC and continue the vital program for parents and children.

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Thanks for all you do,
Erin Tulley, Daily Kos