Food Security

Food Assistance

The Women, Infants & Children (WIC) and Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) serve special populations. WIC serves pregnant women, infants and young children. CACFP serves young children, elderly adults and adults with disabilities who require care. CACFP operates through child care sites, adult day care centers and afterschool programs, while WIC clinics that serve pregnant women, infants and young children.

Click the links below to learn more about CACFP (the Child and Adult Care Food Program) and WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children).

SNAP

SNAP (formerly known as "food stamps") provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of families in poverty so they can buy healthy food and move toward self-sufficiency.

Child & Adult Care Food Program

CACFP's mission is to contribute to the health and wellness of vulnerable populations, including children in low-income neighborhoods, people with disabilities, and elderly Texans. By helping care centers stretch their dollars, CACFP helps make the cost of care more affordable for working families.

Women, Infants, & Children

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is designed to improve the health of nutritionally at-risk pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under age five by providing healthy foods, nutrition education, and access to basic health services.

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