Anchorage public-health officials outline WIC contingency plan as federal transfers short-term funds Public Health told the assembly that federal Section 32 transfers will temporarily sustain WIC operations but not solve long-term funding; municipality has a municipal-formula contingency to buy and distribute infant formula if federal benefits lapse and is coordinating potential staff-pay decisions with the mayor's office and OMB.

Anchorage's WIC program is safe for now, thanks to a $450 million federal lifeline, but what happens next could impact thousands of families!

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