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...Stone was influential in crafting and updating the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WIC, which provides federal money for nutritional and health care needs for low-income mothers...
...Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which provides food and prenatal services to low-income mothers and their babies, will see its funding rise to $4.8 billion. Research has shown that WIC lowers health care costs for low-income children. What’s more, over the last decade WIC has been able to serve an additional two million individuals without any extra cost to taxpayers by offering infant formula manufacturers exclusive rights to its market in return for discounted prices. The 8 percent increase that President Bush is proposing for WIC will allow the program to serve all eligible...
Mothers stop by to inquire about Women, Infant and Children (WIC) public food assistance so they can feed their children and keep them healthy. A frequent question could be "What are my local housing options if I am a single mother, recently evicted?" The answer to this question, which whole Kennedy School of Government classes try to solve, is immediately doled out by the undergraduate behind the desk...
...Mothers stop by to inquire about Women, Infant and Children (WIC) public food assistance so they can feed their children and keep them healthy. A frequent question could be "What are my local housing options if I am a single mother, recently evicted?" The answer to this question, which whole Kennedy School of Government classes try to solve, is immediately doled out by the undergraduate behind the desk...
Columbia University, for example, refers undergraduates with children to area hospitals and agencies for child care, living accommodations and financial assistance. Mothers at Columbia, according to the school's Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Gemma Y. Campbell, may find themselves looking into local branches of WIC for food donations...