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.
NMFA recognizes Senator Tammy Duckworth as a champion of military families and recipient of our 2023 Support of Military Families Award.
The results reflected what we’ve been telling DoD for years – military families are resilient, but they need more support.
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.
NMFA weighed in on the proposed NDAA and policies impacting military families before the deliberations began.