Women, Infants, and Children Program – Massachusetts

Child nutrition program faces cuts, By David Abel, April 16, 2011, Boston Globe: “Governor Deval Patrick and state lawmakers are proposing to slash more than 20 percent of state money from a decades-old program that helps thousands of low-income mothers afford formula and other basic foods for their children. The Women, Infants, and Children program, widely known as WIC, is regarded as a pillar of the social safety net, providing 130,000 low-income women in Massachusetts who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or raising young children with supplemental food, health care referrals, and nutrition education. Despite concerns raised by advocates for the poor, state officials said they have no choice but to make the cuts because of the state’s budget crunch…”