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Riley County health officials warn WIC services could pause after federal shutdown
Summary
County health staff told commissioners the USDA-funded WIC program has enough state-held funds for roughly 10–11 calendar days; Riley County serves about 2,743 WIC clients and county staff will meet to weigh legal and financial options if federal payments stop.
Caitlin Speth, WIC supervisor for Riley County, told the Board of County Commissioners — convened as the County Board of Health — that a federal government shutdown could interrupt local WIC services because the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program is funded quarterly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is discretionary during a shutdown.
KDHE informed local agencies that it would continue state and local WIC operations “as is until funds are depleted,” Speth said, and that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) was monitoring daily. "KDHE estimates that based off of current available funding, local WIC operations will maintain for approximately 10 to 11 calendar days," Speth said.
The nut graf: Riley County’s WIC…
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