ENTITLEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS - FEDERAL AND STATE
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Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
Federal Program
Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
California Program
California Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
Women who participate in WIC give birth to healthier babies who are more likely to survive infancy
WIC provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and social services for millions of low-income families, and it plays a crucial role in improving lifetime health for women, their infants, and young children.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Federal Program
California Program
Cal-Fresh (California’s version of SNAP)
SNAP delivers more nutrition assistance to low-income children than any other federal program
1 in 4 children participate in SNAP, which lifts millions of households out of poverty and delivers more nutrition assistance to low-income children than any other federal program.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Federal Program
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
California Program
CalWORKs (California’s version of TANF)
Decreased access to TANF benefits has left the poorest families without resources needed to meet their basic needs
Decreased access to TANF benefits has left the poorest families without resources needed to meet their basic needs. TANF’s record over the last 15 years shows that its role as a safety net has declined sharply over time.
Supplemental Security Income
Federal Program
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SSI is the only source of federal income support targeted to families caring for children with disabilities
Without SSI, many more children with disabilities would be poor. SSI benefits particularly reduce deep poverty, lifting nearly 200,000 children with disabilities above 50 percent of the poverty line.