WIC breastfeeding peer counselors(o)

The Connecticut Department of Public Health was awarded a $684,537 Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant is part of the USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and will fund WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025.

The grant will support the provision of breastfeeding peer counseling services to low-income pregnant and postpartum women and mothers of infants and children up to age five who are enrolled in Connecticut's WIC program. Peer counselors provide nutrition education and support to help breastfeeding women initiate and continue breastfeeding. The funding will aid the Department of Public Health in operating its peer counseling program as part of the WIC initiative to improve nutrition and health outcomes for vulnerable populations.