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Board hears contingency plans as federal shutdown threatens WIC funding; county says state and local measures can sustain service
Summary
Officials told the Board the state has stepped in to keep WIC funded for now and Summit County has restricted funds and contingency plans that could sustain WIC locally if federal payments are delayed; exact long-term funding amounts remain uncertain.
County staff briefed the Board on potential impacts of a federal government shutdown to local public-health programs, focusing on the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program.
Why it matters: WIC has a monthly food-dollar payout and staff costs; the program’s federal contract normally begins Oct. 1, the same day the shutdown began. Staff said the state WIC director had arranged to step in and fund WIC operations for the short…
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