It's been 29 days since the government shutdown began, and the pause of SNAP benefits next month have some Iowans worried about other programs losing funding like WIC.

To offset the federal lapse, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced that the local government would fund half of the November SNAP benefits for eligible Virgin Islands households. On Monday, he confirmed those payments had been completed, ensuring that more than 10,600 households could continue to purchase groceries during the shutdown.

Summit County Deputy Health Director Kendra Babitz provides an update on local health programs like WIC and vaccination efforts.

An injection of $450 million for WIC comes as the Trump administration announced it would only fund partial benefits for another food aid program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP,

SNAP funds running out during the shutdown is the big news, but other food assistance programs are also running dry.

The ongoing government shutdown is jeopardizing funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, potentially leaving millions of families without essential food benefits. The ongoing government shutdown is jeopardizing funding for the Women ...

With millions facing the looming threat of sweeping nutrition programs being cut off starting in November, people who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, are contending with a separate risk to ...

The federal government shutdown is not only worrying federal employees but is also affecting families who rely on services like the WIC program.

The most recent $450 million cash infusion for WIC could support the program for roughly three weeks, a nonprofit group said.