New York WIC Program >> Albany WIC Clinics
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Women, Infants and Children is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods for growth and development, encourages regular health care, and promotes food nutrition through education. WIC checks for food are provided free of charge to pregnant, postpartum or nursing women, infants and children less than five years old who demonstrate a need as determined by WIC guidelines. These checks can be used at participating grocery stores and Farmers Markets within New York State.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) offers nutrition education, breastfeeding support, referrals and a variety of nutritious foods to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum women, infants and children up to age five to promote and support good health. WIC improves the health of pregnant women, new mothers and their infants and children. The foods provided through WIC are a good source of nutrients often missing from the diets of women and young children. WIC participants have longer, healthier pregnancies and fewer premature births.