Food assistance programs remain available in California during the government shutdown, but experts say the benefits could be hit if the shutdown lasts long-term. In California, about 1 million women, ...

As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning of one possible impact on millions of Californians. CalFresh benefits “will likely be delayed in November” if the ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — With a new month comes new benefits and as many people head to the grocery store to cash in on their food stamps or other benefits, like WIC, a new social media push asks people ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- California Women, Infants and Children (WIC) families will see a temporary increase in their monthly WIC fruit and vegetables benefit to $35. Currently, children ages one to ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: For 50 years, California’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) ...

As the federal government shutdown continues, concerns are mounting among local officials and families relying on the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, particularly about its sustainability ...

Over five decades, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has become known as the ...

Cashiers smiled as they welcomed customers to the Foods Co supermarket in East Oakland during the much-anticipated opening of the 75,000-square-foot store just over a month ago. Grocers showed off ...

President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget delivers a devastating blow to one of the country’s most effective nutrition programs for families. Justin Sullivan Getty Images Before 2021, many ...

Just about every time her family needs groceries, Angelique Schanbeck loads her three children, ages 3 months, 2 and 4, into the family car. The Sacramento family relies on the Women, Infants, and ...

At the Prime Time Nutrition store in El Monte, a store that stocks the foods provided monthly to recipients of a federal mother-and-child nutrition program, shoppers can pick up formula and cereal, ...