Maternity Support Services offered by Sea Mar's Maternal Health Clinic in Bellingham
Provides a nutrition program and food assistance for pregnant and postpartum women and infants and children under age 5. Offers: - Nutrition and health assessments and education - Breastfeeding counseling - Vouchers for specific nutritious foods - Health screenings and referrals - Referrals to other health and social programs Monthly benefits are valued at approximately $150 for a family of two per month for nutritious foods. Families can also use their WIC QR code to spend summer Farmers Market benefits and monthly Fruit and Vegetable benefits at approved farmers markets and farm stores. Participants can receive $28 of Farmers Market benefits, with a maximum of $84 per family.
Physical Address
1764 Iowa Street, Bellingham, WA 98229
Hours
M-F, 8am-5pm.
Voice
Application process
Call for eligibility and appointment. To receive farmer's market vouchers, clients must attend a WIC event to get them loaded into their account. WIC events are listed on the King County WIC website: https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/health-safety/health-centers-programs-services/maternity-support-wic/wic-supplemental-nutrition-program/wic-farmers-market
Fee
None.
Eligibility
Pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children under age 5 who are at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level.
Languages
Interpreter services
Spanish
Agency info
Sea Mar Community Health Centers
Provides comprehensive medical, dental, family health planning and social services. Multilingual family health workers provide health advocacy and community resource education for limited English-speaking seniors. Provides chemical dependency treatment services. Outpatient behavioral health clinics provide individual and family counseling, youth anger management, as well as bilingual domestic violence survivor and chemical dependency support groups. Operates a combined Head Start/ECEAP preschool classroom. Provides WIC services.