WIC woes

Photo by Gabriella Fabbri

The government is facing $1.2 trillion in “automatic” budget cuts that will go into effect March 1. They’re a result of the decision made by Congress a couple years ago to basically put off solving the growing federal budget problems. Programs nearly across the board will be cut, including WIC. But how will WIC be affected? continue reading »

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I received an email from a mom on WIC a couple weeks ago asking for advice on how to stretch her food budget. She saw that I wrote awhile back that I could easy feed my family of five for less than $300, even without WIC. Here’s the reply I sent her. continue reading »