LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — State coordinators on Thursday assured these receiving advantages by means of the Nevada Ladies, Infants, and Youngsters (WIC) Program that clinics stay open and meals advantages and different companies will proceed through the federal authorities shutdown.
Federal help for this system will finish Friday because the shutdown continues.
Almost 40,000 WIC recipients dwell in Clark County as of the start of June, 2025. That features about 22,000 youngsters, 9,400 infants and seven,800 girls. A video summarizing WIC advantages is on the market on YouTube.
“Ensuring uninterrupted food benefits and program support for pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children is our main priority and Nevadans should continue to redeem their food benefits and attend clinic visits,” Blanca Ayala, Nevada WIC Program director, mentioned in a information launch despatched out Thursday.
“Nutritious food, breastfeeding education and support, and health screenings are vital to keeping women and infants healthy,” Ayala mentioned.
Nevada WIC encourages all present individuals to:
Proceed utilizing their EBT playing cards as regular and preserve scheduled appointments
Keep linked by means of the Nevada WIC web site or WICShopper App
Name 1-800-863-8942 or electronic mail WICgeneral@well being.nv.gov with any questions
Nevada WIC will monitor the scenario and consider subsequent steps because the shutdown continues. Coordinators will present updates to individuals, distributors, and subgrantees as wanted, the information launch mentioned.
