
WIC Program at Risk – Congress Must Act to Fund Program Essential to Military Families
Congress has not yet acted to fully fund the WIC Program, putting many military families at risk of getting healthy food on their tables.
Congress has not yet acted to fully fund the WIC Program, putting many military families at risk of getting healthy food on their tables.
Military families should have the security of knowing that their children have enough to eat, especially because they sacrifice so much.
While we hope a government shutdown can be avoided, NMFA has been on the Hill and working with DoD to get as much helpful information as we can.
The House Armed Services Committee has established a Quality of Life Panel to do a comprehensive review of issues impacting military families.
Learn more about federal nutrition assistance programs, SNAP and WIC, and how they can be a resource for military families.
According to the Department of Defense, an unacceptable 24% of military families are food insecure – there is a food pantry on or near every single US military base.