WIC | HUNGER SOLUTIONS NEW YORK
Provides nutritious foods, nutrition education and access to health care for low-income pregnant women, new mothers, and infants and children at nutritional risk.
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211 North East New York
Physical Address
14 Computer Drive East, Albany, NY 12205
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM
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Fax
(518) 458-6068
Fax
(518) 458-6068
Application process
Call for information and services
Fee
None
Eligibility
New York State residents within one of the following categories:
Infant up to one year old;
Child under age 5;
Pregnant woman;
Breastfeeding woman up to one year postpartum;
Non-breastfeeding woman up to 6 months postpartum;
All applicants must be at nutritional risk;
Must be certified as at nutritional risk by a health professional such as a doctor, nurse or nutritionist and can also be determined at local WIC clinics;
Applicants must meet income eligibility;
Head Start programs automatically meet WIC income criteria
Service area
New York
Agency info
HUNGER SOLUTIONS NEW YORK
Provides a statewide nonprofit organization that strives to alleviate hunger and promote awareness of hunger in communities, public policies that contribute to ending hunger, and participation in federal nutrition assistance programs such as SNAP, WIC, the Summer Food Service Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. These efforts improve the health and well-being of New Yorkers while boosting local economies throughout the state.