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Riley County OKs temporary funding to keep WIC staff paid during federal shutdown
Summary
Riley County commissioners approved using health-department grant and unused line-item funds to pay WIC staff through Oct. 31 while federal WIC food funding continues only for grocery reimbursements.
Riley County commissioners on Oct. 9 authorized the health department to use workforce development grant money and unspent line-item funds to cover WIC staff salaries through Oct. 31 unless federal funding is restored earlier.
The action was taken after Riley County Health Director Diane Creek and WIC Supervisor Caitlin Smith told commissioners that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) contingency funding routed through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) would cover food reimbursements to grocery stores but not local WIC staff salaries. Creek said, “WIC is a discretionary program that’s under the United States Department of Agriculture,”…
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