CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — As our nation hits the 12th day of the government shutdown, federally funded programs like WIC, which thousands of West Virginians use, are seeing their budgets dwindle.

12 News reached out to the West Virginia Department of Health for further clarification of how this shutdown will affect the program and those within it. The following is an interview with Department of Health Communications Director Gailyn Markham on the topic.

Q: How many families in the state utilize WIC?

A: The West Virginia Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) currently serves 34,224 people (22,884 households).

Q: How much funding is left for the state's program? Based on these funds, do you have an estimated timeframe of how long WIC would be abl

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