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Fri Oct 24, 2025, 04:21 PM Friday

WA's food aid program for infants and mothers now funded through most of November

Federal food benefits for Washington mothers and their babies at risk due to the federal government shutdown will continue into mid-to-late November, the state announced Thursday.

Funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow the state to keep up food benefits under the Women, Infants and Children program, known as WIC, and support the 11 workers still administering it in Washington.

“It’s definitely a relief,” said Nicole Flateboe, executive director of Nutrition First, the state’s WIC association. “It’s food benefits through Thanksgiving, hopefully.”

The estimate of assistance lasting until mid-to-late November is based on current use. If enrollees start increasing their usage, the funding could run out sooner, according to the state Department of Health.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/24/was-food-aid-program-for-infants-and-mothers-now-funded-through-most-of-november/

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