The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federally funded program administered by the Food and Drink Service nutrition from the United States Department of Agriculture. Each state receives a grant to pay for WIC food, administrative costs, nutrition education, and breastfeeding promotion and support. In 2009, WIC served approximately 9.3 million people per month. WIC services are available to nutritionally at-risk and income-eligible pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five. The WIC program provides nutrient-dense supplemental foods, nutrition education, and health care referrals to those who qualify. WIC's mission is to "protect the health of low-income women, infants, and children under five who are at nutritional risk by providing them with nutritious foods to supplement their diets, information about healthy eating, and referrals to health care. » (USDA)The estimated number of migrant agricultural workers in the United States is more than three million. The exact number is difficult to obtain due to the migratory lifestyle of this group of people. They don't stay in the same place or even in the same state for long. The majority of migrant workers are of Hispanic origin, have not passed the sixth grade level and do not speak English. Three-fifths of families have incomes below the poverty line, and three-quarters of workers earn less than $10,000 a year. (National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc.) Every state must have a strategy for reaching and enrolling migrant farmworkers and their families. Most community and migrant health centers offer WIC services. The language barrier is overcome by providing information in a language other than English. Nutrition education...... middle of document ......migrant agricultural workers in the United States. Some opponents of the WIC program and its benefits believe that WIC does not do enough to help this group. The existing policies and special provisions of the WIC program for migrant farmworkers are an asset to the migrant farmworker community and have been shown to be beneficial in reducing nutritional and health risks for eligible participants. Continued visibility and improved implementation by each state will continue to increase the number of people served by this program. Works Cited Cason, Katherine L, Snyder, Anastasia & Jensen, Leif. (2004). The Health and Nutrition of Hispanic Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers, The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 5-17National Center for Farmworker Health (2010), retrieved from http:/ncfh,org/USDA (2010), retrieved from http: // fns.usda.gov/wic/