Governor Hochul Announces Initiative to Improve Food Benefit Access for Women, Infants and Children
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new client feedback initiative in partnership with Code for America to improve New York's WIC program by implementing live online chat to gather input from participants, streamline enrollment, and increase access to healthy food for eligible families.
Governor Kathy Hochul introduced a new initiative to improve New York’s WIC program by partnering with Code for America to pilot a live, online chat feature for gathering feedback from participants. The program aims to simplify the enrollment process, address barriers to participation, and enhance access to nutritious food for eligible families. By collecting user input, the initiative will help make the program more user-friendly and increase overall participation, improving health outcomes for low-income families.
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New York State Department of Health – WIC Program
The New York State WIC program website provides access to nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding/chestfeeding support, and referrals to eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum individuals, infants, and children up to age five.
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