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Welcome to WIC |
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The WIC program serves pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to 5 years old in low income families.
WIC provides free supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support and education and other support services. Click
here
for information on eligibility for the WIC program and
here for more details on WIC services.
The Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC Program (PHFE WIC) is a nonprofit agency that has been providing WIC services in the Los Angeles area, including the Orange and San Bernardino Counties, for over 30 years.
Over 60 WIC Centers are strategically located to provide services to over 300,000 individuals per month.
WIC (The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Click here to learn more about PHFE WIC.
WIC provides healthy foods to supplement the dietary needs of participants to ensure good health, growth and development.
The amounts and types of foods WIC provides was redesigned in 2009 to include fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grain foods.
Click
here to learn more about the specific types of foods, and quantities, that WIC provides to WIC families.
WIC supports breastfeeding as the ideal method of feeding and nurturing infants. Breastfeeding helps mothers feel close to their babies and breast milk contains all the nutrients that infants need to grow and develop.
Click here to learn more about how PHFE can provide more information and support for breastfeeding.
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Online Ed |
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 PHFE WIC now offers Online Nutrition Education to eligible WIC participants.
“CLICK ON WIC” to learn more and see if you are eligible.
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En Español |
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PHFE WIC ofrece ahora Educación sobre Nutrición por Internet para los participantes de WIC elegibles.
“HAGA CLIC EN WIC” para aprender más y ver si es usted elegible.
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Find Us |
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 PHFE WIC has over 60 WIC centers in
the Los Angeles, Orange County and San Bernardino areas.
Click here to find one of our Centers near you and the hours of operation.
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Internship |
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 The PHFE WIC Program offers a dietetic internship accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association. This one-year, part time program is designed for interns who want to work in a multicultural, community nutrition setting.
Learn more
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