The City of Laredo WIC Program

The City of Laredo WIC Program is your family’s partner in health every step of the way. WIC benefits are for pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to their 5th birthday. The WIC program offers personal nutrition and breastfeeding support, helps you buy the foods that you and your children need to stay healthy, and helps you find other health-care services near you. Come to Texas WIC to get the services, support and inspiration you need to eat right, have a healthy pregnancy, breastfeed successfully and raise amazing kids!

WIC is a nutrition program for women, infants, and children < 5 years old.

• WIC Online Application

Our program offers multiple clinics all over Texas! Find the nearest for your convenience.

• Find a Clinic

If you are on Medicaid, TANF, or SNAP you meet the income eligibility guidelines for WIC.

• Income Guidelines

WIC Eligibility

Who can apply?

• Pregnant women
• Women who are breastfeeding a baby under 1 year of age
• Women who have had a baby in the past six months
• Parents, step-parents, guardians, and foster parents of infants and children under the age of 5 can apply for their children
• If you have a job or if you have private health insurance, you can still apply for WIC.

Eligibility Requirements

• Meet the income guidelines
• Be at nutritional risk
• Live in Texas

How to Become a WIC Client

• Call 956-795-4942 or 1 (800) WIC-FORU [1 (800) 942-3678] Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Start your application online at Online Survey Software | Qualtrics Survey Solutions.
• Stop by a clinic near you. To find a clinic, visit WIC - Facility Locations (texaswic.org).

What WIC Provides and Who Receives the Benefits

WIC provides nutrition education, nutritious foods package, referrals to health and human services and breastfeeding support. Food benefits are issued for each client.

Clients receive individual nutrition counseling and nutrition classes.

Breastfeeding

Clients receive encouragement and instruction in breastfeeding. In many cases, breastfeeding women are provided breast pumps free of charge. WIC helps clients learn why breastfeeding is the best start for their baby, how to breastfeed while still working, Dad’s role in supporting breastfeeding, tips for teens who breastfeed, how to pump and store breastmilk, and much more.

Nutritious Foods

The WIC packages includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat milk, yogurt, and baby food in addition to cereal, eggs, juice, peanut butter and beans. Overall, WIC offers a variety of foods to help you make smart choices for you and your family.

Baby Café

Baby Cafés are free, drop-in, informal breastfeeding support groups offering ongoing professional lactation care and intervention.

Baby Café in Laredo
2201 Saltillo St (inside Carlos Rene and Raquel G. Ramirez WIC Clinic and Health Center)
Every Tuesday 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM by appointment
(956) 795-4943

Clinic Hours of Operation