Food aid programs are running low on money as the federal government shutdown continues. But they’re not all the same.

What’s Happening: The Georgia Department of Public Health wants residents to know that WIC and SNAP are two separate programs with different funding situations. Georgia WIC has enough money to keep running through mid-November, while SNAP benefits were set to stop November 1 until federal judges ordered the Trump administration to continue funding earlier today.

What’s Important: WIC participants should keep going to appointments and using their eWIC cards at stores until told otherwise. The state is looking at ways to keep the program going as long as possible.

Between the Lines: Many news reports have mixed up the two programs. WIC serves nearly 7 million pregnant

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