An injection of $450 million for WIC comes as the Trump administration announced it would only fund partial benefits for another food aid program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for November.
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget on Friday transferred customs revenue to fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
Judges on Friday ordered the federal government to continue providing food assistance during the shutdown. But benefits will still most likely be interrupted.
A food bank in Miami this week. About 42 million people are at risk of losing their aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.