WIC
Women, Infants, and Children
Mission:
The people in WIC helps with the people who are low-income and nutritionally at risk. They provide for women, infants, and children by providing nutritional foods, health care, and health services. It helps provide supplemental foods and education on healthy eating.
Funds
It is funded by the federal grant program which the Congress authorizes a specific amount of money each year.
For who?
pregnant women (through pregnancy and after 6 weeks after birth)
breastfeeding women (after 6 months after birth and end of pregnancy
non-breastfeeding postpartum women (up to infants first birthday)
infants (up to infants first birthday)
- children up to their 5th birthday (up to child’s fifth birthday)
How it helps:
They provide such as
health departments
hospitals
mobile clinics
schools
public housing sites
Requirements
The applicants must be seen by a health professional (ex: nurse, doctors, etc) to tell whether if nutritionally at risk.
- The person must live in the state that they're applying for.
- The applicants must have income of at or below the state agency.
- Example: Household of 4, under $41,000
Effective?
It depends on the person. It is not necessary to have it though. According to WIC website, it seems to help a lot of people.
WIC Program
Email: cdphe_askwic@state.co.us
Website: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic
Location: 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO, United States
Phone: (303) 692-2400