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WIC misses a crucial age group. Dr. Travis Allen Smith may have a solution

WUGA | By Alexia Ridley,
Griffin Akers
Published August 12, 2023 at 10:05 AM EDT
A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which SNAP beneficiaries use to pay for food, is displayed at a grocery store in 2019 in Oakland, Calif. SNAP emergency allotments are ending after this month and have already ended in some parts of the country.
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A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which SNAP beneficiaries use to pay for food, is displayed at a grocery store in 2019 in Oakland, Calif. SNAP emergency allotments are ending after this month and have already ended in some parts of the country.

A new study finds that a one-year gap between food assistance programs can lead to a 20% reduction in nutritional quality in kids’ diets. WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - designed to grant food access to kids - is missing a certain age group. Travis Allen Smith, associate professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Georgia joins us to talk about his research and how the problem can be fixed.
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Alexia Ridley
Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!
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