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Sedgwick County officials say WIC funding may run short; contingency plans discussed
Summary
County public-health staff warned that federal WIC administrative funding could run out within about one payroll cycle while food benefits held by the state should last through October; staff and commissioners discussed contingency options including short-term county support, community partnerships and state advocacy.
County public-health staff told the Sedgwick County Commission Tuesday that uncertainty in federal funding puts the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program at risk of a near-term shortfall for administrative costs and possibly for food benefits.
Adrian (WIC program staff) briefed commissioners on a KDHE webinar and the program’s funding structure, explaining that WIC funding comes in three buckets: food benefits (loaded to participants’ cards), administrative funds for staff and a smaller pool for breastfeeding peer counselors. Adrian said the food-benefit pool is likely to cover purchases through October, but administrative funds “are probably going to…
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