Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Since children who can legally pick food for $ in '23 are not eligible for WIC...

"Food insecurity is tied to many complex issues—including the high and rising cost of living in California"

~ Paulette Cha

https://www.ppic.org/blog/californias-farmworkers-and-their-children-are-vulnerable-to-food-insecurity/

"Many farmworkers—about 90% of whom are immigrants—are not eligible for CalFresh (California’s version of SNAP), which provides debit cards for buying food. The California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) provides equivalent benefits for documented immigrants who do not meet CalFresh’s requirement of five years of permanent residency or US citizenship. Unlike CalFresh/CFAP, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) does not tie eligibility to immigration status. But WIC is a more limited nutrition program, serving pregnant or postpartum individuals, infants, and children under the age of 5."

~ Paulette Cha

https://www.ppic.org/blog/californias-farmworkers-and-their-children-are-vulnerable-to-food-insecurity/

Why not call it WISC? Or change...

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