Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Summary
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program was established under a 1972 amendment to the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. The WIC program, eligible to pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children up to age five, provides assistance for purchasing certain approved food items for those who are at nutritional risk. During his political career, Senator Dole was a supporter of the WIC program and pushed continuously for increases in its funding. Today, WIC helps over 8 million women, infants, and children in the United States.
Archival Materials
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WIC Fact Sheet
![text, typed. W I C (Women, Infants, Children) fact sheet explaining the elements of the program](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/WIC/s-leg_028_004_002.jpg?h=e290a474&itok=Ap0dNk1j)
File Name: s-leg_028_004_002
Material Type: Text
Date: 1976
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 28, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Statement of Senator Bob Dole: Support for the W.I.C. Program
![text, typed. Statement of Senator Bob Dole in Support of the WIC program, directed to the President.](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/WIC/s-leg_028_004_004.jpg?h=e290a474&itok=JLAq39YU)
File Name: s-leg_028_004_004
Material Type: Text
Date: 1976
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 28, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
WIC Celebrates its Tenth Anniversary
![Magazine cover. Text and images of women and children. Food & Nutrition Magazine January 1984, volume 14, Number 1. The headline reads, 'WIC celebrates its tenth anniversary'. pictures of women and children, some eating, are displayed around the text.](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/WIC/s-leg_161_008_001.jpg?h=e290a474&itok=k_D1Bp5c)
File Name: s-leg_161_008_001
Material Type: Text
Date: 1984 January
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 161, Folder 8, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas