Family Health Services: WIC (Women, Infants & Children)
WIC is a well respected, federally funded program that gives our families a healthy start by encouraging optimal nutrition during the critical stages of pregnancy and childhood development. WIC participants have access to many benefits, including nutrition education, supplemental foods, breastfeeding support and referrals. Children participants are invited to attend our Kids’ Kamp classes which offer hands on activities for children while they experience nutrition education and physical activity.
What are the benefits of the WIC program?
- Improved infant-feeding practices
- Improved dietary intake
- Premature births reduced
- Fetal death rates reduced
- Low birth weight reduced
- Long-term medical expenses reduced
Eligibility: How to become a WIC client
Each month Outreach Health Services offers WIC services to more than 37,000 clients in 59 Texas counties. Participants include middle- to low-income women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum or have an infant and/or children younger than five years of age. Also, fathers, step-parents, guardians, and foster parents of infants and children under 5 are welcome to apply for their children. Additional requirements include proof of residency in Texas, household earnings within the WIC Income Guidelines, and proof of identification.
Our services are free to any participants who meets the qualifications!
To schedule an appointment at a WIC office, call (800) 200-7121 or to find a clinic located near you, go to http://txhealth.ziplocator.com.
WIC is an equal opportunity program that does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability.
