WIC Montgomery County

Resource Type

Program

Description

The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program is a federally funded program that provides healthy foods and nutrition counseling to pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under age five.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)

Web Address

http://www.cciweb.org/wic.html

Languages

English

Alias

WIC

Services Provided

• Nutrition Education • Breastfeeding Support • Free Healthy Food • Referrals to other health and social agencies

Eligibility Requirements

Who WIC serves: • Pregnant women • New moms or Breastfeeding moms • Infants • Children under the age of five You must: • Be a Montgomery or Prince George's County resident • Meet the income guidelines • Have a nutritional need You can: • Have a job or be unemployed • Own a home or live with friends or relatives • Be married or single • Be in the military • Receive SNAP (Food Stamps), Medical Assistance or Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) • Be a father, mother, guardian, or grandparent and apply for benefits for an infant or child under the age of 5

Areas Served

5 in Montgomery County; 1 in Prince George's County; 3 local hospitals (Holy Cross, Washington Adventist Hospital; Shady Grove Adventist Hospital .

Contact Information

WIC Montgomery County


Phone: 301-762-9426
http://www.cciweb.org/wic.html

WIC Germantown MD
12850 Middlebrook Road, Suite 108

Germantown, MD 20874
Phone: 301-515-7576
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WIC Gaithersburg MD


Phone: 301-840-8339
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