WIC - SCHD

02/27/2026

Breastfeeding is a beautiful way to nourish and bond with your baby, and you don’t have to do it alone. 🤱🏽 WIC is here to support you every step of the way with:
✨ Guidance from peer counselors
✨ Additional nutritious foods in your WIC package while you breastfeed
✨ Expert help from Certified Lactation Consultants
✨ Access to breast pumps to help meet your feeding goals
Whether you’re pregnant and planning or breastfeeding and navigating challenges along the way, WIC is here to help make your journey smoother.
Visit www.signupwic.com to learn more about WIC breastfeeding benefits and find a WIC clinic near you.

02/27/2026

Saginaw, this one is for OUR babies. 📚🍕

Mobile Monday is pulling up — and we’re not coming empty handed.

FACT 989 Reads is bringing books, food, creativity, and real resources directly to our families. Not a lecture. Not a meeting. A pop-up built for YOU.

🗓 March 9th | 4:30–6:30 PM
📍 Butman-Fish Library – 1716 Hancock Street

Here’s what’s waiting:

✔️ FREE books for youth
✔️ FREE on-site referrals (no runaround, real connections)
✔️ FREE essential items provided by FACT - Families and Children Together
✔️ FREE take-home meal bags provided by Saginaw Seventh-day Adventist Church
✔️ FREE hygiene kits donated by United Way of Saginaw County
✔️ FREE pizza for up to 50 kids

Yes. Free-free.

But this is bigger than giveaways.

This is literacy.

This is access.

This is showing up for families in a way that feels welcoming — not overwhelming.

Mary Fives is leading art, creativity, and wellness activities.

Park & Play Mobile is bringing youth engagement experiences.
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Blue Cross Complete of Michigan is helping make it possible. cross complete

Public Libraries of Saginaw is partnering to open the doors. Public Libraries of Saginaw

If you’ve been saying our kids need more — this is the “more.”

Register at: terricina@mi-fact.org
Or scan the QR code on the flyer.

Tag a parent. Tag a teacher. Tag a grandparent raising babies.

Let’s pack the room with love, literacy, and community.

Saginaw — we outside. 💛

02/26/2026

📣 Did you know? If you are enrolled in SNAP or Medicaid, you qualify for WIC too! Many families use these programs together to help provide a strong, healthy start for their little ones. 💞

WIC is specifically designed to support children under 5 and pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding parents with:

✅ Nutritious food packages
✅ Health referrals and screenings
✅ Breastfeeding supplies and support
✅ Much, much more!

Learn how WIC can support your family and find a clinic near you at www.signupwic.com

02/24/2026

Vaccines help babies and children prevent and fight serious, preventable diseases and respiratory viruses. WIC can help connect you to local vaccination resources for your child. 👩‍⚕️

Check out this ideal vaccine timeline for healthy children from the American Academy of Pediatrics: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/Recommended-Immunization-Schedules.aspx

02/23/2026

As your child grows, offering a variety of foods helps them get the vitamins and minerals they need to thrive. You don’t have to do it perfectly every day. Small steps add up to big nutritional wins! 🙌

For more helpful guidance on building balanced meals, check out this resource from the American Academy of Pediatrics: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/gradeschool/nutrition/Pages/Making-Healthy-Food-Choices.aspx

And remember, WIC is here to help you fill your kitchen with wholesome, nourishing options for the whole family!

02/20/2026

Beets are more than a vibrantly colored winter vegetable. They're a nutrient powerhouse! Beets are a great source of folate for a healthy pregnancy, fiber for good digestion, and iron to help fight tiredness. They even help support a healthy heart and blood pressure. 🫀

Enjoy them roasted until sweet and tender, blended into a smoothie, or chopped fresh onto a salad. Remember, you can use your WIC benefits for fresh or canned beets! 🥫

If you’re looking for a comforting and warm recipe, here’s one that highlights root vegetables like beets: https://choosehomemade.org/recipes/root-veggie-stew-with-dumplings/

02/19/2026

IF Copack LLC d.b.a. Initiative Foods (“Initiative Foods”) is recalling one lot of the “Tippy Toes” brand Apple Pear Banana Fruit puree (“Product”) due to elevated levels of patulin.

The “Best By” (expiration) date is found on the bottom of each plastic tub. The recalled Product will have a date stamped as “BB 07/17/2026.” The package is also marked with the package code “INIA0120

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/if-copack-llc-dba-initiative-foods-recalls-tippy-toes-brand-apple-pear-banana-because-possible?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&fbclid=IwY2xjawQD-tNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSazdCalR3YXd1NGk2aWJvc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHm_i8bJZHWwwI8m4zygtcMEA_Q8E6QJaXYFn91-ghJkKSf1XcuUJhkT2odFH_aem_YqW5-UHGfq2ib_JgiWlGTQ

02/19/2026

Tomorrow!
Free Community Food Pantry- Pull Up
Join us for a Food Pantry event!
📅 Date: Thursday, February 19, 2025
🕘 Line Up: 3:00 PM line begins on Nimons Street
🕙 Distribution: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM at door on Nimons!
📍 Location: 3145 Russell Street door on Nimons Side.
Hosted by The Neighb - MI. Come and get necessary free groceries until supplies last for your family!

Volunteers Needed: We are thankful for our community volunteers that help to make this happen. Please arrive Thursday at 3:30pm.
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02/19/2026

🍎 Food Distributions This Week 🥔

Check out this calendar 🗓️ to see when and where the food distributions are in Saginaw County this week.

Big thank you to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and their many community partners like East Side Soup Kitchen, Laborers Local 1098, The Caring Closet, Old Town Christian Outreach and many others for helping keep our community fed!

If you’re in need of assistance, please dial 2-1-1 to be connected to 211 Northeast Michigan, our community resource line.

If you’re able, please consider donating at https://bit.ly/NourishmentForNeighbors. All funds stay local by helping to stock local pantries, fill emergency food boxes and works to ensure that no neighbor is left hungry. ❤️

02/18/2026

Ever wonder what helps your blood clot when you get a cut or keeps your bones strong? It’s Vitamin K, an essential nutrient! Vitamin K is especially important for growing babies, which is why newborns receive a shot of it right after birth. 👶

You can find Vitamin K in many vegetables, like spinach, kale, broccoli, and cauliflower! 🥦 Need a tasty way to use these winter veggies? Try this simple Basic Quiche recipe that’s perfect for loading up with vegetables: https://www.myplate.gov/recipes/basic-quiche.

Use your WIC benefits to grab fresh or frozen greens and make healthy eating deliciously easy! Learn more at www.signupwic.com/about

02/17/2026

❤️ February is American Heart Month! ❤️Your heart works hard for you every single day, and during pregnancy and postpartum, it’s supporting both you and your little one. Choosing nutritious foods is one of the best ways to take care of your heart.

With WIC, you can get benefits to support you and your little one’s health, such as nutritious foods, healthcare referrals, breastfeeding support, and more! WIC is available to those who are pregnant, postpartum (up to 6 months after the end of a pregnancy), or breastfeeding (up to the infant’s first birthday), plus infants and children under age 5.

To learn more about how WIC can support you, visit www.signupwic.com/about.

02/16/2026