WIC program

Looking to the second problem, the administrators of the WIC program, believed that WIC only stores would contain the rising food costs thus containing the amount of money used from the grants it receives from the federal Treasury, which would allow the program to help more clients. Since these stores operate outside the regular retail market, they tend to have higher shelf prices than regular competitive stores.

Low-income nutrition programs

The other problem that this writer feels needs addressing is the “WIC only store”. Over the past decade, this new type of store has emerged. This entity is a store that only accepts |WIC vouchers as payment, and only stocks WIC approved items. This allows the recipients, who are on WIC, to use their vouchers and checks in one convenient location. When one looks at this idea, it seems like a very good, serviceable, customer orientated plan. However this will severely hurt the associated food costs to the program, and severely hinder the number of people this program serves.