WIC - Women, Infant & Children Program
Add to Personal List || Email Record || Printer Friendly
| General Agency Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name: | WIC - Women, Infant & Children Program | ||
| Alternate Name(s): | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children WIC Women, Infant, and Children Program | ||
| Address: | 1105 Water Street Santa Cruz, CA 95062 Driving Directions | ||
| Primary Phone: | 831-426-3911 | ||
| Fax Number: | 831-426-0437 | ||
| Email Address: | info@cbridges.org | ||
| Website: | www.communitybridges.org | ||
| Days/Hours of Operation/Phone: | Monday-Thursday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | ||
| Description: | Provides nutrition education, special checks to buy healthy food, breastfeeding information and support, help in finding health care and other community services to women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum, and to children up to age five years.
Watsonville location: 18-A West Lake Avenue Watsonville, CA 95076 Primary Phone: 831-722-7121 ELIGIBILITY:Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or just had a baby. Children under 5 years old (including foster children)and families with a low to medium income, working families may qualify. | ||
| Mission: | WIC is a family friendly and participant centered program that provides nutrition education and breastfeeding support in a respectful and culturally competent environment. | ||
| Programs: | Special checks to buy healthy foods like organic fruits and vegetables and whole grain foods at local grocery stores and at the Watsonville farmers' market
Nutrition education (available during the day and in the evening) and great health tips for you and your family Breastfeeding information and support for you and your baby Referrals to health care and other community services A Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program Healthy Kids/Healthy Families insurance assistance fathers-only classes Demo kitchens and healthy cooking instruction Bags of fresh produce from 2nd Harvest Food Bank Personal Peer Counselor for breastfeeding support from pregnancy through the first year of your baby's life Online nutrition education classes | ||
| Languages other than English: | Spanish | ||
| Accommodations for Disabled: | Wheelchair Access | ||
| Public Transportation: | Available Within Four Blocks | ||
| Eligibility: | See Description Notes | ||
| Fees: | None | ||
| Areas Served: | Santa Cruz County | ||
| Physical Location: | Santa Cruz | ||
| Related Agencies | |||
| Parent Agency: | Community Bridges | ||
| Subject Headings | |||
| Breastfeeding Food Stamps Food Vouchers Government Agencies Low Income Nutrition Education Postpartum Mothers Pregnant Women Tiny Tots WIC | |||
| This record last modified February 28, 2013 | |||
