Board hears request to stabilize $2.6M WIC program staffing
Staff told the board WIC is a $2.6 million program with 93% of costs for staffing and that cuts or underfunding would reduce caseload capacity; the department requested county funding to stabilize WIC program leadership and alignment with regional peers.
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Department staff described a priority request labeled "WIC stabilization," noting WIC is the department's largest clinical program and that the program has been flat-funded or slightly decreased over time. Staff said the WIC program is approximately a $2,600,000 program and that 93% of the program's expenses are staffing costs, arguing that reducing staff to meet a smaller award would lower caseload capacity and create a downward funding spiral.
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