With millions facing the looming threat of sweeping nutrition programs being cut off starting in November, people who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, are contending with a separate risk to funding.

Experts warn WIC could run out of money in just days, even with a recent emergency cash infusion earlier this month , as the government shutdown has put supplemental nutrition programs at risk.

While 25 states plus Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit on Oct. 28 in an attempt to force the Trump administration to fund November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, questions remain about WIC, which also receives funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) but via different monies and processe

See Full Page