Representatives of the groups running the additional feeding program for women, infants and children, a $ 7 billion in the federal government, did not know on Tuesday whether to stop federal funding will affect the program.
WIC provides, as it is usually called, healthy foods for women, infants and low -income children.
Trump administration officials said that programs that provide direct assistance to individuals are supposed to be exempt from freezing. But WIC’s support does not come directly from the federal government – as with Medicaid, the federal government sends money to the states, which runs the program locally.
Love Many other dollars -based organizations For charitable work and other forms of aid, leaving uncertainty about WIC officials is unclear on how their financing was affected.
“Millions of people, mothers and children rely on WIC every day to obtain the healthy food they need, formulate infants, support for breastfeeding, and breast pumps they need,” said Alison Hard, Director of General Policy at the WIC National Association. “Any policy that shows this program is in danger that will be disastrous.”
Ms. Hard said that the organization was seeking assurances from the Trump administration that WIC had been excluded from freezing in financing. Fortunately, she added that the states are receiving WIC funds on a quarterly basis, so programs should continue to work.
She said: “At the present time, we encourage families to continue to reach WIC as usual so that we know more,” she said.
During the first Trump administration, many migratory families or mixed mixed families were afraid to take advantage of public advantages programs such as WIC, even if they are eligible, and an abyss in doing this, can put their legal status at risk or their ability to obtain a green card.
2021 poll By protecting the coalition of migratory families, it was found that 46 percent of the respondents in migrant families who need help during the Covid-19 pandemic did not search for this due to immigration concerns. Delay 2024 Survey the Urban Institute I found that 17 percent of migratory families have avoided safety network programs due to immigration concerns.
