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Frio County WIC - Pearsall WIC Clinics
- Name
- Frio County WIC
- Address
- 500 E. San Antonio St., Box 15
Pearsall, TX 78061
- Phone Number
- (830) 334-0090
- Fax
- (830) 334-0092
- Operation hours
- Mon, Tues, Wed: 8:00am - 6:00pm; Thurs: 8:00am - 1:00pm
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.co.frio.tx.us/
- Services Offered
- Nutrition and Breastfeeding Counseling; Immunization; Referrals to Health Care; Supplement Foods
- Description
- There are no fees for service for the WIC program but you must qualify by income, residency, and a medical or nutrition risk. There is no application to qualify for WIC; clients must call set up a screening appointment to determine eligibility. Our WIC Program provides nutrition and breastfeeding counseling, immunization, referrals to health care, and supplement foods for qualify above listed clients categories. WIC is a supplemental nutrition program for pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and mothers of infants under 6 months of age, children under 5, and infants. It’s a preventative health care/education USDA federal grant.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- WIC Foods
- Cereal; Whole Grains (Bread (Whole-Wheat), Tortillas (Corn or Whole-Wheat), Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Whole-Wheat Pasta); Fruits and Vegetables (Fresh and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables, Vitamin C-Rich 100% Juice); Dairy/Soy (Fat-Free and Low-Fat (1%) Milk For Women and Children 2 to 5 Years, Whole Milk for Children 12 to 24 Months, Cheese, Kosher Milk and Cheese, Soy Milk and Tofu, Yogurt); Protein Foods (Eggs, Dry Beans, Split Peas or Lentils, Canned Beans, Peanut Butter, Canned Tuna and Salmon For Exclusively Breastfeeding Mothers); Baby Foods (Baby Cereal, Baby Food Fruits and Vegetables, Baby Food Meats For Exclusively Breastfeeding Babies, Formula)
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WIC Resources
- WIC Breast Feeding Support
Breastfeeding is essential in infant development and is recommended by the Women, Infant, and Child Program to be the best way of feeding babies. - WIC Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for WIC benefits, applicants must meet Categorical, Residential, Income and Nutritional Risk Requirements.