Connecticut WIC Program >> Bridgeport WIC Clinics >> Southwest Community Health Center Wic

Southwest Community Health Center Wic - Bridgeport WIC Clinics

UPDATE
  • Name
  • Southwest Community Health Center WIC
  • Address
  • 1020 Fairfield Avenue
    Bridgeport, CT 06605
  • Phone Number
  • (203) 330-6000
  • Fax
  • Operation hours
  • Mon, Wed: 8:30am - 7:00pm; Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8:30am - 4:30pm
  • Type
  • Clinic/Application Site
  • Web Site
  • http://www.swchc.org/
  • Services Offered
  • Nutrition education through consultations with a nutritionist; Breastfeeding education and assistance through consultations with a lactation consultant; Vouchers for the purchase of supplemental healthy foods. Infant formula supplements are also provided for babies who are formula fed; Referrals for health care and other social services
  • Description
  • The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – better known as the WIC Program – serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritional assessment and education, referrals to health care and nutritious foods to supplement diets.
  • Phone 2
  • Contact Person
  • E-Mail
  • WIC Foods
  • Eggs; Milk; Cheese; Tofu; Cereal; Fruit/Vegetable Juice; Baby Foods in Jars; Infant Formula; Infant Cereal; Fruits; Vegetables; Bread/Grain: 100% Whole Wheat Bread, Whole Grain Bread, Whole Wheat Tortillas, Corn Tortillas, Brown Rice, 100% Whole Wheat Pasta/Macaroni Products; Peanut Butter; Beans; Peas; Lentils; Canned Fish

Leave your comment:

 
 

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.