With the government shutdown now in its 21st day -- funding for the Women, Infants, and Children program, known as WIC, could be running out.

Over 150 thousand Arizona families use WIC and rely on the support, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

However, the shutdown has put the program at risk, and now families are scrambling to find support.

Mothers like Julie Munger say that WIC gets her the resources to take care of her 5-month-old son, James.

"If we dont have WIC, we have to pay out of our pockets for our formula," Munger said. "We wont be able to pay our car insurance, our car bill, and rent. We wont be able to pay phone bills. So were at a standstill; do we feed our son or do we put a roof over his head?

James requires a special formula due to health reasons

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