Editor: As we approach Mother’s Day, I find myself thinking about how hard moms have been working during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep their kids safe, happy and healthy.
Unfortunately, due to pandemic-related job losses and widespread school and child care closures, many moms are struggling to provide nourishing food for their kids.
Therefore, it’s critical that Congress make the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) work better for our nation’s moms. While WIC provides vital nutrition to millions of low-income moms and young children, only half of those eligible for WIC actually participate.
That’s why our policymakers must take advantage of the opportunity to improve and modernize WIC through the Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) currently being discussed in Congress.
This Mother’s Day, join me and my fellow volunteers at Save the Children Action Network in urging Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper to support WIC modernizations in the CNR.
Modernizations can help ensure today’s moms, infants and young children have access to the critical nutrition and health services they need to grow, develop and thrive.
— Daniel Cierasynski, via letters@sentinelcolorado.com