Friday 19 September 2014

U.S. nutrition program for mothers, infants sees falling demand

A WIC voucher for food at the Women, Infants and Children offices is seen at a Salt Lake County health clinic in South Salt Lake City, Utah By Annika McGinnis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A government nutrition program for pregnant mothers and small children has not kept pace with technology and U.S. poverty experts say its paper voucher system is driving low-income women away from the program when they need it most. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, has seen a sharp drop in participation since 2010, unlike food stamps and other anti-poverty programs that ballooned during the 2007-9 recession and the economic recovery that followed, government figures show. ...




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