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Nutrition and Breastfeeding Support

Find County services that support food, nutrition, and breastfeeding.

Public Health

#WhyBreastMilk?

Expanding education to increase community support for breastfeeding families.
A Guided Journey

Focuses on reducing perinatal health disparities. A healthy pregnancy is one of the best ways to promote healthy families in Mecklenburg County.
Food Security

Increasing and improving healthy food environments and strengthening healthy food access.
ICO4MCH

Improving birth outcomes, reducing infant mortality and improving health among children aged zero to 5.
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Public Health's Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program provides basic nutrition services to eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants and children up to age 5.
Young Children and Families

Find County services for children and families.

Department of Community Resources

Food and Nutrition Services

Food and Nutrition Services, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is the North Carolina program that provides assistance to households with limited income and resources.

This service is available at: Ella B. Scarborough Community Resource Center (CRC) Valerie C. Woodard Community Resource Center (CRC)
Medicaid

Programs providing support and subsidies for financial, food and nutrition and medical support.

This service is available at: Ella B. Scarborough Community Resource Center (CRC) Valerie C. Woodard Community Resource Center (CRC)

Initiatives

Prenatal to Three Strategic Plan

Learn about Mecklenburg County's Prenatal to 3 Strategic Plan.