Saginaw Department of Public Health

WIC clients are able to go to authorized grocery stores within Saginaw County and redeem their food benefits using the new EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card. As they purchase food items, the items are removed electronically from their card until it is depleted or the time limit for that month has expired. The card is loaded from WIC every 3 months. After 3 months, the client must go back to the clinic for nutrition education and to have their card re-loaded. Clients generally must be recertified every 6months or twice a year to remain on the program. Nutrition counseling by a dietitian or nutritionist is available by appointment for WIC clients.

Beginning August 1, 2009, the WIC Program will be introducing new food benefits to the program. WIC will now have fresh fruits and vegetable vouchers, whole grain bread or tortillas, canned beans and infant jarred fruits and vegetables for infants 6 months to 11months of age. The breastfeeding package for women who exclusively breastfeed their infants will now be given more food than ever before seen in the program’s history. The encouragement of breastfeeding is the top priority of the program.

Birth to Five Saginaw County

Intended to support all families with children from birth through kindergarten entry.

Three agencies work together to provide families with services.

Saginaw District of the City of Saginaw

399-6850
http://www.spsd.net/

For families with children Birth-Kindergarten entry that are served by the school district.

Michigan State University Extension

758-2500

For families with children Birth-Kindergarten entry served by:

Birch Run

Bridgeport-Spaulding

Buena Vista

Carrollton

Chesaning

Frankenmuth

Freeland

Hemlock

Merrill

St. Charles

Saginaw Township

Swan Valley

Teen Parent Services

792-6789

For families with children Birth-Kindergarten entry throughout the county with mother 20 years or younger.

Effective Parenting

The Great Start Collaborative of Saginaw County is a united coalition of community partners and parents striving to provide every child in Saginaw County with the tools necessary to succeed in school and in life.

4-C

(SAGINAW VALLEY REGIONAL COMMUNITY COORDINATED CHILD CARE)

Maple Ridge Resource Center

5560 Gratiot Suite B

Saginaw, MI 48603

www.svr4c.org/
Phone: (989)497-0680

Fax: (989) 497-0685

Child care referrals using computerized database of all licensed or registered child care centers, pre-schools, family and group daycare in Arenac, Bay, Midland, and Saginaw Counties. Training and technical support child care providers in Arenac, Bay, and Saginaw counties.

Michigan Division of Day Care Licensing: 758-1729 or 758-1730

4-C worker at FIA/Work First - will assist in finding child care