WIC breastfeeding peer counselors(o)

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services was awarded a $779,186 Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) federal grant program (CFDA #10.557). The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024.

Through this funding, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services will provide breastfeeding peer counseling services to participants in the WIC program. Three sub-awards were issued totaling $779,186 to Community Health Alliance, Las Vegas-Clark County Urban League, and Dignity Health's St. Rose Dominican Hospital Siena Campus to deliver these peer counseling services and support breastfeeding among low-income pregnant and postpartum women and mothers of young children enrolled in WIC. The peer counseling services are intended to help achieve the overall goal of the WIC program to provide supplemental nutrition and referrals to health services for this vulnerable population.