WIC Offers Additional Benefits for Fruits and Veggies: Until March 31

By Sarah Morgenstern

Additional fruit and vegetable benefits are available until March 31: for parents who are enrolled in WIC programs.

For participants with children: an additional $24 a month is available, for pregnant and postpartum participants: an additional $43 a month, and for participants who are nursing: an extra $47 a month is at hand.

In addition to fruits and vegetables, WIC provides milk, cheese, cereals, peanut butter, beans, grains, and more. WIC also offers classes and support for nursing mothers and nutrition education.

Women who are expecting, moms, dads, foster parents, step-parents, guardians, and grandparents are all eligible for WIC support.

“Caregivers with low to medium incomes and those who are part of other programs such as foster care, medical assistance, or SNAP are eligible,” WIC’s website says.

Readers can contact the WIC Program Maimonides Center at 5613 Fort Hamilton Pkwy by calling (718) 854-3190 or by signing up online at http://signupwic.com to be enrolled.