More than 60,000 Iowans, including more than 50,000 children, rely on WIC for food and other staples, but funds won’t last forever during the federal government shutdown. (Photo by Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty Images)
Federal funding for programs feeding thousands of young and vulnerable Iowans could run out if the government shutdown continues, according to a report from Food & Water Watch.
The national nonprofit released a map and report Thursday compiling how many children under the age of 5 across the U.S. rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) — a program that provides free food and infant care staples to participants, and one of many federal initiatives impacted by the ongoing federal government shutdown…