The Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to its supplemental food program for women, infants and children, otherwise known as WIC. WIC served about 6.2 million people per month in 2021, including 43 percent of the country’s infants. It provides food for pregnant women, recent mothers and children under five and offers information about government health care and social services.
Now, WIC could be getting an overhaul. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the proposed changes in mid-November.