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“I Didn’t Have to Struggle”: Caregivers’ Perspectives on the Synergistic Interplay of WIC and SNAP on Family Health

This study explored how increased Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits interacted for dually enrolled households. Twenty-five parents dually enrolled in WIC and SNAP in the spring of 2020 shared perceptions of expanded benefits and reduced administrative requirements via semistructured interviews. Specifically, parents shared More

Keywords: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Date: April 2026

Resource Type: Journal Article

Focus Areas: Food Access Nutrition Policy & Programs

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 Waivers in WIC on Participation, Fruit and Vegetable Purchases, and Nutrition Disparities: A Natural Experiment

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has well-documented benefits for low-income mothers and children. Yet, coverage of eligible individuals is incomplete, participants do not fully utilize benefits, and dietary disparities persist. It is unknown whether COVID-related changes to WIC, particularly the increase in the value of the fruit and vegetable More

Keywords: COVID-19, Diet quality/dietary assessment, Equity and disparities, Food insecurity, Law/policy, Nutrition standards, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Date: June 2023

Resource Type: Grant Summary

Focus Areas: Nutrition Policy & Programs