Health staff warn SNAP pause could increase WIC demand; weekly state guidance shaping local response
Amy Ducharme and county staff told the board that uncertainty around SNAP benefits has led to week-by-week operational changes for WIC enrollment; staff reported SNAP enrollment just under 2,600 and discussed possible increases in WIC referrals.
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County public-health staff warned that uncertainty at the federal and state level for SNAP benefits has had direct operational impacts on the local WIC program. Amy Ducharme (S7) told the board the office receives a weekly state call and that changes over the past weeks required staff to adapt enrollment rules and guidance on a week-by-week basis.
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