Concerns are growing as more than 690,000 Tennesseans face being cut off from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as of Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown - now the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the government shutdown continues, conversations about SNAP, WIC and other government benefits have become more dire.

It's official: as of Nov. 4, the ongoing government shutdown is now tied for the country's longest shutdown ever - and on Nov. 5, it will supersede the 2018-2019 shutdown as longest-lasting at 36 days ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As the government shutdown continues, the WIC program now faces funding uncertainty. The program ...

"The Tennessee Department of Health is closely monitoring the situation and will notify WIC participants and vendors in advance of any operational and program changes." The WIC page on the state’s ...

The WIC page on the state’s website has been updated and as of Nov. 3 states, “WIC is experiencing unpredictability in the timing of funding. However, thanks to emergency federal support, Tennessee’s ...