CT will continue to fund WIC food program amid government shutdown

CT Mirror – Wednesday, October 8, 2025
By Laura Tillman and Lisa Hagen

Connecticut will temporarily fund a federal program to ensure that young children, along with pregnant and nursing mothers, continue to receive nutrition benefits during the government shutdown, officials said Wednesday.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC, costs about $200,000 a day to run for Connecticut alone and provides food for women who are nursing or pregnant, as well as young children, serving around 52,000 people across the state and almost half of infants born in the United States.

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