Reply #4: I use to work as a case manager for teen-age mothers. Do you know how [View All]

[lovedems]

many of them depend on WIC for formula, milk and other basics for their children? For those of you not familiar, WIC lets you select from a list of HEALTHY food. It doesn't let you spend willy-nilly on junk food. Formula is expensive and WIC covers the cost. It also pays for cheese, milk and cereal. This really pisses me off big time!

Alot of my clients also depended on LIHEAP. I always tried to set them up (you are usually eligible for 1 MONTH of your electric/gas bill paid) and that helped these girls out tremendously. They were all trying to raise their children on their own and either go back to school or get job training. Most of them didn't have the help of the child's father or their parents. They needed all of the help they could get.

OH, as someone who has witnessed the benefits of these programs, this pisses me off big time that they are on the chopping block.

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