Raise your voice to demand that WIC be fully funded in the next federal spending deal.
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Join us TODAY, January 10, and raise your voice to demand that WIC be fully funded in the next federal spending deal.
WIC is facing a crisis. We need all of you to step up and speak out for Pennsylvania Women, Infants, and Children!
As we enter 2024, Congress is working to finalize a spending deal for the current fiscal year before the January 19th spending deadline. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is facing an urgent funding crisis. Since the previous fiscal year ended on September 30, 2023, Congress has passed several Continuing Resolutions, temporarily funding the government at the previous year's spending levels in order to avoid a government shutdown. WIC, which has seen increased participation and food costs, has received permission to spend down dollars as fast as is necessary to maintain participation and benefit amounts, setting up a looming funding shortfall.
If WIC does not receive additional funding in the next spending plan, the program will face a roughly $1 billion shortfall in 2024, creating devastating impacts for low-income families.
Without additional funding, roughly 2 million young children and pregnant and postpartum adults risk losing access to WIC, with harm disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic Families.
What You Can Do?
Legislators need to know that their constituents care about WIC. We need you to help make clear that denying eligible families access to this benefit is unacceptable.
Join us Today, January 10 for a National WIC Day of Action, and make sure your Members of Congress know that WIC must be fully funded!
There are many ways to get involved:
Call your Member of Congress! Use a 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.
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