WIC woes

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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 »

I recently read a post on Diaper Swappers: WIC – How I was Raised Against Government Aid. It was written by what appeared to be a very kind mom who it sounds like was raised in many ways similar to how I was raised. Yet we ultimately decided differently when it came to whether or not to receive WIC benefits…and I think that’s fine! continue reading »

“Ways to Cut WIC Spending” is a guest post submitted to me via e-mail. If you would like to contribute a post to WIC woes, feel free to contact me about guest posting.

I am a former WIC client. I, however, do think there are some things they can do to cut costs and save money. continue reading »

The government has so much money appropriated to WIC that they are spending it looking for and targeting MORE clients! That’s right: California’s WIC program is utilizing Geographic Information System software to help determine where people who fall under WIC’s income and eligibility guidelines are living, yet who are not utilizing services. This is so they can help market themselves to those people better and get more clients. continue reading »

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WIC is allowed to turn people away for lack of funds or because they don’t appear to be at nutritional risk. But have you ever known anyone who was turned away from WIC? continue reading »