U.S. nutrition program for mothers, infants sees falling demand

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U.S. nutrition program for mothers, infants sees falling demand

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-nutrition-program-mothers-infants-sees-falling-demand-162148476--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.6HGWjFzU2U5iRFXwJDPMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/cms/homes/Reuters/2014-09-19T162148Z_2_LYNXMPEA8I0W7_RTROPTP_2_USA-POVERTY-NUTRITION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A WIC voucher for food at the Women, Infants and Children offices is seen at a Salt Lake County health clinic in South Salt Lake City, Utah" align="left" title="A WIC voucher for food at the Women, Infants and Children offices is seen at a Salt Lake County health clinic in South Salt Lake City, Utah" border="0" /></a>By Annika McGinnis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A government nutrition program for pregnant mothers and small children has not kept pace with technology and U.S. poverty experts say its paper voucher system is driving low-income women away from the program when they need it most. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, has seen a sharp drop in participation since 2010, unlike food stamps and other anti-poverty programs that ballooned during the 2007-9 recession and the economic recovery that followed, government figures show. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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