CFC’s WIC Program Receives Visit from WJAR’s Barbara Morse Silva
The Citizens for Citizens, Inc. – Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC), headquartered in Taunton, received a recent visit from WJAR Turnto10 television Health Check reporter, Barbara Morse Silva.
WIC is a federal program that provides food to moderate-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children up to five years of age. During her visit, Ms. Silva interviewed WIC clients and program administrative staff about the importance of the program and the multiple ways it can benefit women and their children. She spoke with Dayna Markley, who entered the program as a client and has since been hired to work in the breastfeeding peer counselor program. Lidia Munoz, a WIC senior nutritionist, talked with the reporter about the process of locating the correct baby formula for client Judith Frank and her granddaughter.
Karen Swass, Director of the WIC Taunton-Attleboro Office, was also interviewed. She detailed the steps followed by each client in the WIC Program, from the initial meeting with a nutritionist to the development of a supportive relationship that helps to provide a healthy diet of whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables for the client’s young children. Ms. Swass further stated that eligibility for WIC is not limited to people with extremely low incomes, noting that a family of four can have an annual income as high as $40,793 and still qualify for program benefits.
To view the television spot that aired February 10, 2011, please open this link.
