WIC State-based Fact Sheets from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

WIC Improves Health and Contributes to Local Economies

The federally funded WIC program — formally the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children — is a cost-effective program that improves lifetime health for new and expecting parents, babies, and children under 5 in families with low incomes. WIC provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and social services.

This amazing resource Center on Budget and Policy Priorities offers access to state-based fact sheets showing how WIC improves the health of participants, supports breastfeeding, helps families afford groceries, and contributes to local economies.