Right now is a scary time for many families. We've been seeing a lot of people visiting the food bank for the very first time. For nearly 7 million people in the US, the WIC program is a vital resource for keeping families fed and healthy.It provides money to buy healthy food for lowincome pregnant women, new moms, and children under five. It would be difficult. All the food that we get from Wick pretty much goes to him and his growing.But as the federal government enters day 10 of a shutdown, money for WIC ...

Right now, 42,000 federal workers at the USDA are in limbo, and so are the crucial programs they manage, which feed more than 41 million Americans a month. The government shutdown means half of the agriculture department staff is furled, while future funding is uncertain for critical federal assistance programs like SNAP, food stamps, and wick, which provides food and support to mothers and babies. Joining me now, Ellen May, a furled federal worker and chapter president of the NTEU chapter 255.Ellen, I want ...