The Agriculture Department said 80% of eligible pregnant mothers and infants are receiving WIC benefits from the grocery store.
WASHINGTON - The USDA has found about six million Americans are not receiving food subsidies they are eligible for.The WIC program tries to supplement a healthy diet for low income breastfeeding mothers and infants, but only half of those eligible for benefits are actually receiving them.
The Agriculture Department said 80 percent of eligible pregnant mothers and infants are receiving WIC benefits from the grocery store. “We’re really looking at, how do we hold on to those participants,” Dean said. “What kinds of conveniences or improvements, tweaks do we need to make to the program to make sure that we’re serving all of our eligible children.”
“The National WIC association has been leading a national recruitment and retention campaign for the last six years to try and address some of these barriers,” said National WIC Association Director of Public Policy Brian Dittmeier.
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