The White House says women and children who count on WIC could be some of the first to feel the effects of a government shutdown, which includes more than 100-thousand Kentuckians.
WIC is a supplemental food program for women, infants, and children that provides healthy food options at no cost.
The program is funded annually by the federal government but, as a government shutdown looms, the program and those reliant on it could be at risk.
There is a 150-million-dollar contingency fund that would keep the program running during a shutdown, but the White House says it would likely run out within a few days, leaving the states with limited funds to operate the program.
Without WIC, more people will likely turn to food pantries run by non-profits.
The deadline to fund the government is this Saturday (09/30). If a funding plan is not put into place, a shutdown would take effect at 12:01 Sunday morning.
Source: WAVE
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