Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Helping Families Build Healthy Beginnings
At Mountain Park Health Center, our Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program helps families stay healthy through nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and access to healthy foods. We’re here to give parents and caregivers the tools they need to help their children grow strong — from pregnancy through the early years of life.
Our caring team supports you every step of the way, whether you’re an expectant mother, a new parent, or raising young children. We’re proud to partner with families across our community to build healthier beginnings for every child.
3 Challenges Families Face — and How WIC Helps
Access to Healthy Food
WIC provides healthy food benefits that help you stretch your grocery budget while feeding your family well.
Understanding Nutrition Needs
Our nutrition experts provide simple, practical guidance to help your family eat well and grow strong.
Getting Support as a New Parent
Our WIC team offers one-on-one breastfeeding and nutrition support, so you never have to navigate it alone.
When nutrition feels complicated, it’s easy to feel unsure about what your family needs.
Our WIC team is hear to make sure you don’t have to figure it out alone
The Mountain Park Health Center WIC Program provides supplemental foods, health care referrals and nutrition education at no cost to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to 5 years of age who are found to be at nutritional risk.
WIC supplemental foods have shown to provide wide ranging benefits. They include longer safer pregnancies with fewer premature births and infant deaths, improved dietary outcomes for infants and children, improved maternal health and improved performance at school. In addition to health benefits, WIC participants showed significant savings in healthcare costs when compared to non-participants.
To learn more about the benefits of WIC visit the USDA website.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
You can find WIC eligibility information on the AZ Department of Health Services website.
Income guidelines are available in English and Spanish.
NOTE: ALL WIC INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES ARE BASED ON GROSS INCOME, MEANING BEFORE TAXES OR OTHER DEDUCTIONS. A PREGNANT WOMAN IS CONSIDERED TWO FAMILY MEMBERS.
See Proof of Documentation Guidelines here.
How It Works
Apply for WIC
Call or visit a Mountain Park WIC office to start your application. Our friendly team will help you gather what you need to qualify.
Meet with Our WIC Team
You’ll meet with a nutritionist or counselor to talk about your family’s needs and set up your benefits.
Start Receiving WIC Benefits
Once approved, you’ll receive monthly food benefits, ongoing nutrition education, and access to supportive services — all designed to help your family thrive.
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Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program
Starting and continuing breastfeeding for the infant’s first year has proven very beneficial. Our WIC Program integrates education, encouragement and additional assistance with the support of our Breastfeeding Peer Counselors.
Peer counselors are mothers who have personal experience with breastfeeding and can provide basic breastfeeding information and support to other mothers with whom they share various characteristics, such as language, race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Peer counselors reinforce breastfeeding recommendations in a socially and culturally appropriate context and promote breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the mother and baby. In WIC, peer counselors undergo training to provide mother-to-mother support in group settings and one-to-one counseling through telephone calls or visits in the home, clinic or hospital.
For more information visit the USDA and AZ Department of Health Services websites.
Farmers’ Market and Nutrition Program
Through the Arizona Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (AzFMNP) women and children may receive Cash Value Vouchers (CVVs) or fruit and vegetable checks to buy locally grown fruits and vegetables at approved Farmers’ Markets. For more information visit the Arizona Department of Health Services website.
Open Late and on Weekends
Hours vary by clinic – check your location for details.
Quality Care for Women, Infants and Children
From pregnancy through early childhood, we’re here to make sure you and your family feel cared for every step of the way.
Schedule an appointment with Mountain Park Health or walk in at a time that works for you.
Or Walk In
No appointment needed!