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By reaching more eligible families, providing stronger services to pregnant & postpartum participants, & integrating postpartum mental health screening, WIC can help families with low incomes embark on parenthood without fear that pregnancy & birth might cost them their health.
This new blog from my colleagues Lina Verghese and Luis Nuñez explains more⬇️
cbpp.org/blog/wic-can-be-str…
Pregnancy-related health complications are widespread and disproportionately affect people of color. #WIC has the trust, structure, and reach to play a larger role in improving pregnancy-related health, including mental health.
About 2 million children have already lost SNAP in the wake of deep cuts enacted in last year’s Republican reconciliation law. Yet the deepest cuts lie ahead, unless Congress acts. Here's a🧵explaining:
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Today’s Census data are a reminder of the important role Medicaid, ACA marketplace coverage, and SNAP can play in helping families afford the basics — and why the cuts enacted in last year’s harmful Republican reconciliation law are so misguided. cbpp.org/blog/analyzing-the-…
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Usually, we'd also be getting new data on the prevalence of food insecurity around this time. But the Trump administration abruptly terminated the government's 30-year annual food insecurity report shortly after the President signed the deepest SNAP cuts in history into law.
Tomorrow, the Census Bureau will release new data on income, poverty, and health insurance in 2025. Here’s what our experts will be watching for in the latest data: cbpp.org/research/poverty-an…
A proposed Trump Admin rule would remove eligibility for portions of the EITC & CTC for individuals without an immigration status on a narrow "qualified" list, removing access for ~1 million people including hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizen children: cbpp.org/research/federal-ta…
As children return to school, they're facing an unfolding hunger crisis. Well over 1.5 million children likely have lost SNAP since July 2025, increasing their risk of poor health & food insecurity while making it harder to get free #schoolmeals or #WIC. cbpp.org/blog/with-school-ye…
At the close of National Breastfeeding Month, here’s a poignant description of the important role #WIC plays in supporting breastfeeding for low-income parents.
USDA data show that breastfeeding among WIC participants continues to increase, 4 years after the widespread 2022 infant formula shortage.
Notably, the share #WIC participants who are fully breastfeeding—that is, choosing not to get formula from WIC—is also increasing.
It’s National Breastfeeding Month and USDA data show that a greater share of #WIC participants are fully breastfeeding—that is, choosing not to get formula from WIC. In just 4 years, the share has increased by 50 percent.
It’s National Breastfeeding Month and USDA data show that breastfeeding among #WIC participants not only rose sharply after the 2022 infant formula shortage, but continues to increase, as WIC provides essential breastfeeding support.
It’s National Breastfeeding Month, which is a good time to point out how helpful the #WIC program can be for parents trying to breastfeed a new baby. cbpp.org/blog/growing-share-…
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While recognizing the need to address the unfolding hunger crisis, the farm bill considered by the Sen Ag Cmte today doesn’t do enough for people losing SNAP & makes even deeper future cuts to SNAP. This fall, Congress must enact a bipartisan solution. cbpp.org/press/statements/co…
It’s National Breastfeeding Month and evidence of #WIC’s effectiveness continues to mount. In the wake of the 2022 infant formula shortage, more WIC participants began to breastfeed. The latest data confirms that the share of participants who breastfeed continues to grow.
WIC supports breastfeeding in multiple ways—including providing nutritious foods tailored to the needs of breastfeeding parents and babies, counseling, lactation support, and pumps—and it’s paying off. cbpp.org/blog/growing-share-…
A sustained increase in breastfeeding could improve the health of WIC participants because breastfeeding protects against several illnesses and allergies, and is associated with reductions in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and obesity. cbpp.org/research/food-assis…
