WIC Clinics In Princeton To Continue In 2018

PRINCETON, NJ — The Mercer County Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Clinic will continue through 2018, the Princeton Health and Human Services Department announced.

The clinic offers health and nutrition services to pregnant women and children up to the age of five.It provides families with nutrition assessments and education, breastfeeding education and support, and checks for the purchase of nutritious food.

The Princeton WIC clinic is located in the Witherspoon Hall Municipal Building Community Room, and is offered on the third Friday of every month, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Witherspoon Hall Municipal Building is located at 400 Witherspoon Street.

Residents may qualify for WIC benefits if they are pregnant or were recently pregnant, a breast feeding mother (up to 1 year), or a mother with an infant or a child under five years old. WIC participants must live in New Jersey and meet income criteria.

Anyone who is currently receiving assistance from Disability, Social Security, Food stamps, Medicaid, and TANF is eligible. To find out if you are eligible for WIC and apply for benefits, call 609-498-7755.
WIC is administered by the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey. Bilingual support is available for Spanish-speaking families.

For more information on WIC and for the 2018 clinic schedule, visit www.princetonnj.gov/health.
Children’s Home Society of New Jersey also offers a wide range of services for parents and children. For more information about these services, visit https://www.chsofnj.org/.

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