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Eleven years ago, on March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. While we join our peers in applauding the tenth anniversary of this bedrock legislation, we know there’s still unfinished business to attend to: interoperability.

Let’s think about what “normal” means. “Normal” is what we’ve come to accept as the status quo. As a society, we have normalized poverty, inequality, and disparity. Is this what we want to return to?

“WIC participants should have the same opportunity to purchase food online as everyone else in our state. These families face other challenges in accessing support, but this is one barrier that’s easily removed.”

Policy changes related to COVID-19 are happening at both the federal and state levels. How does the Families First Act impact the safety net for Americans?

As COVID-19 continues to spread and the situation across the country evolves, we are focused on solving the challenges to accessing support and services right now.

WIC families are asking for more digital tools to interact with the program, and WIC agencies want to deliver. But how?

One Degree’s Rey Faustino: The tech world shows us it’s possible to dream big and innovate. It’s past time that we use these tools to imagine a safety net for the future.