Family Service Lincoln’s Women, Infant, and Children Program Perseveres Through COVID

The Women, Infant, and Children (WIC; familyservicelincoln.org/wic-women-infants-children) program at Family Service Lincoln has continued services via phone and/or video conferencing as a public health precaution during COVID. It is important to their team to keep strong in their commitment to protecting the well-being of their participants from the spread of the coronavirus.

WIC provides healthy foods at no cost to eligible participants in order to help keep pregnant, breastfeeding (up to one year postpartum), or non-breastfeeding (up to six months postpartum) women, infants, and children up to age five healthy. To be eligible for WIC, a person must meet one of the above requirements, have identification, and proof of address and income. Income guidelines can be found online at dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/WIC-About.aspx. Individuals who participate in other programs such as SNAP (food stamps), Medicaid, and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) may automatically be income-eligible for WIC.

Family Service Lincoln provides WIC services to qualified families and is taking applications today. For more information, visit Family Service Lincoln’s website at familyservicelincoln.org/wic-women-infants-children or call (402) 441-8655 for appointments and hours.