Nutrition Education; Nutritious Foods; Breastfeeding Support and Information
Description
The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program is a federally funded program designed to provide food and nutrition education to low income pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding women; infants; and children to age five. Breastfeeding support is available from a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor or Lactation Educator.
Phone 2
(704) 986-3004
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WIC Foods
Mother’s Breastmilk; Infant Formula; Infant Cereal; Infant Fruits and Vegetables; Infant Meats; Milk; Cereal; Whole-grain Bread, Brown Rice, Whole-wheat and Soft-corn Tortillas; Fruits and Vegetables; Juice; Cheese; Tofu; Soy-Based Beverage; Dried or Canned Beans, Peas and Lentils; Peanut Butter; Eggs; Chunk-light Tuna or Salmon
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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.