Alaska WIC Program >> Fairbanks WIC Clinics
Below are WIC Clinics and Programs in Fairbanks
WIC Supplementary Food Program is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, postpartum/breastfeeding mothers, and young children under the age of 5 eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy. We provide healthy foods along with nutrition and health education to help you and your family be healthy. We provide support and education to breastfeeding mothers including breast pumps when necessary. We will help find appropriate health care and community resources. WIC is for all kinds of families: married & single parents, working and not working. If you are a father, mother, grandparent, foster parent or other legal guardian of a child under 5 years of age, you can apply for your child. You Can Participate in WIC if you: Live in Alaska AND Have a nutritional need (WIC staff can help determine this) AND Have a family income meeting WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines AND Are one of the following client types: Pregnant, Breastfeeding woman of an infant up to 12 months of age, Less than 6 months postpartum with a formula fed infant, Have a child under 5, including foster children.
Our Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) provides free health foods, nutrition information, counseling, health screening and referrals. You qualify for WIC if you: Are pregnant, recently gave birth (postpartum), or are breast-feeding, and/or have an infant or child under the age of 5; Have a household income less than or equal to the annual guidelines; Have a nutritional need. If you receive Medicaid, ATAP, food Stamps, free or reduced price school lunches, Denali KidCare, or are a foster parent of a child under the age of 5, you are already considered income eligible. Fathers, guardians, and foster parents are encourages to apply.