Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Special_Supplemental_Nutrition_Program_for_Women,_Infants,_and_Children_(WIC)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	federal assistance program
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:WIC
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
gptkbp:approvedBy	gptkb:Child_Nutrition_Act_of_1966
gptkbp:benefit	gptkb:electronic_benefit_transfer_(EBT) food vouchers
gptkbp:budget	over $5 billion (as of 2022)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eligibility	income below 185% of federal poverty level nutritional risk
gptkbp:established	1974
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:government
gptkbp:goal	improve health of women, infants, and children reduce food insecurity promote breastfeeding prevent nutrition-related health problems
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Alexandria,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Food_and_Nutrition_Service
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:District_of_Columbia gptkb:U.S._territories all 50 U.S. states
gptkbp:participants	over 6 million (as of 2022)
gptkbp:provides	gptkb:butter breakfast eggs infant formula legumes dairy products whole grains fruits and vegetables nutrition education breastfeeding support nutritious foods referrals to health care canned fish (for breastfeeding women)
gptkbp:purpose	nutrition assistance nutrition education healthcare referrals
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Child_and_Adult_Care_Food_Program gptkb:National_School_Lunch_Program gptkb:Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program_(SNAP)
gptkbp:stateAdministered	yes
gptkbp:targetAudience	infants breastfeeding women children up to age 5 low-income pregnant women postpartum women
gptkbp:website	https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Healthy,_Hunger-Free_Kids_Act_of_2010
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6