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Maryland Sign-On Letter Urging USDA to Extend WIC Waivers Through the Public Health Emergency
Maryland Sign-On Letter Urging USDA to Extend WIC Waivers Through the Public Health Emergency
NOTE: This letter is intended for state and local organizations. This is not intended for individuals.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a critically important tool in addressing food insecurity, especially for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum people, and to infants and children up to five years old. While the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken steps to extend critical child nutrition program waivers through December 31, 2020, WIC program flexibilities are still set to expire on September 30. As health and safety concerns continue to rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that the need to allow remote access to services and enrollment will continue well beyond the end of September. It is crucial that families and children continue to be protected from unnecessary risk while accessing WIC’s critical services.
Please join Maryland Hunger Solutions in signing on to this letter that urges USDA to use the authority granted by Congress through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend these waivers so that WIC can continue supporting healthy pregnancies, babies, and kids throughout the duration of the public health emergency.
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