New Jersey WIC Program >> Paterson WIC Clinics >> St. Joseph’s WIC Program
St. Joseph’s WIC Program - Paterson WIC Clinics
- Name
- St. Joseph’s WIC Program
- Address
- 185 6th Ave.
Paterson, NJ 07524
- Phone Number
- (973) 754-4575
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- https://www.stjosephshealth.org/
- Services Offered
- WIC checks for nutritious foods (cashed at grocery stores); Nutrition education and counseling; Breastfeeding education and support; Immunization screening and referrals; Referrals for free or reduced cost health care; Referrals to health or social services
- Description
- The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), sponsored by St. Joseph’s, has had a major impact on the children of the area. This program, funded by the USDA, provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support, and nutritional supplements for pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, babies and children up to age five. Since 1975, the St. Joseph’s WIC Program has grown to be one of the largest in New Jersey, serving more than 21,000 people a month at 17 clinic sites in Passaic, Bergen and Morris counties.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- WIC Foods
- 100% Juice; Breakfast Cereals; Eggs; Beans, Peas and Lentils; Peanut Butter; Baby Food - Meats; Baby Foods - Fruits & Vegetables; Infant Cereal; Infant Formula; Milk; Soy Milk; Cheese; Tofu; Canned Fish; Whole Wheat Bread; Brown Rice; Whole Wheat Tortilla; Whole Wheat Pasta
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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.