WIC

WIC is the common abbreviation for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

WIC is the acronym for the Women, Infants, and Children program, a federal nutrition program that serves pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and young children.

WIC stands for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

Federal government shutdowns can put funding for programs that serve needy families, such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and Head Start preschool programs, at risk of being cut off.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is an $8 billion federal program that provides vouchers for infant formula, fresh fruits and vegetables, low-fat milk, and other healthy staple foods.

As of 2025, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) serves more than 6 million low-income mothers and young children.

WIC provides benefits to roughly 6 million low-income women and children nationwide.

The federal government spent more than $7 billion on the WIC program during fiscal 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Congress can structure appropriations to fully fund specific agencies or accounts (for example: military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, and the legislative branch) so that those agencies and related programs remain operational even if other parts of the government are in a funding lapse.

The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is a federal nutrition assistance program that provides supplemental foods and nutrition services to low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and young children.