WIC

The Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, is modernizing its nutrition standards and what foods it helps families pay for based on the latest national dietary guidance.

The U.S. government recently revised the poverty level guidelines for the Women, Infants and Children program to include more families who need food assistance.

Montana lawmakers voted Thursday to give 14,000 women, children and infants receiving public food assistance a boost in benefits this summer. The money is meant to help them buy fresh fruits and vegetables.

The first of the month is when many low income families have access to monthly benefits for supplemental food programs. People grocery shopping with these…