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As millions of Americans face the looming threat of sweeping nutrition programs being cut off come November, people who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and ...

This year’s deep recession is causing economic hardship for many young families. Luckily, there are assistance programs, such as the Women, Infants and Children’s program. Since WIC’s inception, its ...

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The editorial “Instead of cutting nutrition benefits for poor mothers and their kids, House GOP should seek reform” (Nov. 27) is poignant but misrepresents the progress that’s been made in Illinois to ...

OAK LAWN, Ill. (WLS) -- Low income mothers who rely on a supplemental nutrition program for their children may get less help because of the state budget crisis. The organization that operates the ...

PULASKI COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - The Southern 7 Health Department is well aware of the concerns brought to families served through Head Start and WIC as a result of the recent government shutdown and ...

An Illinois nutrition program is tweaking the diet of the low income residents it helps feed. In a news release, the Illinois Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children ...