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Gigi Cruz, CDN
Director
Division Contact
Tel: (718)
963-6471 Fax:
(718) 963-6536
Lydia Mutdhastira, RD,CDN Supervising
Nutritionist Tel:
(718)
963-6477 Fax: (718)
963-6536
Email
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What is WIC?
The special supplemental
food program for Women, Infants, and Children, more commonly known as WIC,
provides specific foods and nutritional education. We promote, improve and
maintain the health and nutritional status of at-risk women, infants and
young children through professional advice and compliance with high-risk
protocols. We also aim to increase the percentage of newborns breastfed at
hospital discharge, and to prevent childhood obesity.
What can WIC do for you?
WIC can save
you money on your food budget. WIC provides food checks every month for
qualified recipients. Women and children receive food worth an average of
$40 a month. Foods for formula-fed babies are worth up to $90 a
month.
WIC can show you how to be healthier and eat more healthy
foods. WIC can help you find medical help for you and your family, and
you can learn about other services in your community that might help
you. Application to the program is reserved for pregnant women,
breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding mothers of babies up to 6 months old
and children under 5 years old.
HOW TO
APPLY Contact a WIC site near you: Wyckoff Site 391
Stanhope Street Brooklyn, NY 11237
Office Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00
PM Tel: 718-963-6471
Park Slope Site
247 Prospect Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215
Office Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00
PM Tel: 718-768-1010
East New York Site 179 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207
Office Hours: 9:00 AM - 4:00
PM Tel: 718-647-1700 COMING
SOON! A Wyckoff Heights Medical Center-operated WIC
site in Williamsburg, Brooklyn - check back frequently for updates on this
site!
You can also get the
name and phone number of a WIC site near you by calling
1-800-522-5006. Click on the
following links for answers to frequently asked
questions about WIC.:
For timely
information on diet and nutrition topics visit the American Dietetic Association
Website.
For information on the current issues and legislative
updates of the WIC Program, visit the National Association of WIC Directors
website.
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