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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/users/bicmay/statuses/115448363400354194">Bich Nguyen :verified: (bicmay@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Oct-2025 07:16:00 JST</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@bicmay" title="bicmay@med-mastodon.com"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/114584-48-20250729062811.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Bich Nguyen :verified:" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Bich Nguyen :verified:</a></section><article><p>"But the government shutdown has now put the WIC program at risk. Unlike Social Security, WIC isn’t an entitlement program, so it relies on Congress to appropriate money every year, but Congress wasn’t able to pass bills funding the government before the fiscal year lapsed on September 30. The program is currently very low on funds..."</p><p><a href="https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/10/25/parents-worry-as-wic-funding-dwindles-during-the-government-shutdown/" rel="nofollow">https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/10/25/parents-worry-as-wic-funding-dwindles-during-the-government-shutdown/</a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/food" rel="tag">#food</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FoodInsecurity" rel="tag">#FoodInsecurity</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/nutrition" rel="tag">#nutrition</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/WIC" rel="tag">#WIC</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/SNAP" rel="tag">#SNAP</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/hunger" rel="tag">#hunger</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ChildrensHealth" rel="tag">#ChildrensHealth</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/disabilities" rel="tag">#disabilities</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthCarolina" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/UScongress" rel="tag">#UScongress</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" rel="tag">#USpol</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5806347#notice-11399275">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-10-28T07:16:00+09:00" title="Tuesday, 28-Oct-2025 07:16:00 JST">about 7 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@bicmay/115448363400354194" rel="external" title="Sent from med-mastodon.com via ActivityPub">med-mastodon.com</a></span></span><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@bicmay/115448363400354194">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: i0.wp.com</div><h5><a href="https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/10/25/parents-worry-as-wic-funding-dwindles-during-the-government-shutdown/#PublicHealth">Parents worry as WIC funding dwindles during the government shutdown</a></h5><div> from <span>The 74 Million</span></div></header><div>WIC, a program that provides essential aid for women, infants and young children, is in jeopardy as shutdown continues.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Bich Nguyen :verified: (bicmay@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Oct-2025 07:16:00 JST Bich Nguyen :verified:
"But the government shutdown has now put the WIC program at risk. Unlike Social Security, WIC isn’t an entitlement program, so it relies on Congress to appropriate money every year, but Congress wasn’t able to pass bills funding the government before the fiscal year lapsed on September 30. The program is currently very low on funds..."
https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/10/25/parents-worry-as-wic-funding-dwindles-during-the-government-shutdown/
#PublicHealth #food #FoodInsecurity #nutrition #WIC #SNAP #hunger #ChildrensHealth #disabilities #NorthCarolina #UScongress #USpol
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  Parents worry as WIC funding dwindles during the government shutdown
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  WIC, a program that provides essential aid for women, infants and young children, is in jeopardy as shutdown continues.