WIC receives millions as government shutdown stretches on

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's been 10 days since the authorities shutdown with nary extremity successful sight.

After days of concern, determination is anticipation for the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, besides known arsenic W.I.C.

According to the Associated Press, the U.S Department of Agriculture says it is securing $300 cardinal for the federally funded programme by utilizing tariff gross from the past fiscal year.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt antecedently posted connected X astir the imaginable solution earlier this week.

"WIC is afloat operational close now. So, our doors are open, and we proceed concern arsenic usual," said Annette Thornton, the Director of W.I.C. astatine Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission.

Some states from crossed the state are already seeing that funding. Alaska and Washington accidental they present person capable wealth to get them done October.

Thornton said adjacent earlier this caller funding, California has reserved wealth to enactment the programme wrong the state.

"For america successful California, with the enactment of the California authorities capable to inactive supply our WIC services," said Thornton.

Thornton couldn't accidental however agelong the authorities could enactment the nutritional programme done a shutdown but wants radical to remainder assured, their benefits are inactive available.

"We privation our participants to redeem their nutrient benefits. We privation caller applicants to use for WIC. We're present for them if they request breastfeeding help, nutritional information, and the foods that we provide," said Thornton.

Thornton adds, if you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize person been financially impacted by the authorities shutdown, Fresno E.O.C. encourages you to interaction them due to the fact that you mightiness beryllium eligible for services..

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