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Important Information

WIC

WIC Provides:


  • Client centered nutrition education stressing physical activity and obesity prevention.
  • Breastfeeding promotion, education, support and breast pumps
  • Nutritious foods high in protein, iron, calcium and vitamins critical for proper growth
  • Revised food package including fruits, vegetable, whole grains and more!
  • Referrals to healthcare and social services

Eligibility Guidelines and Referral Information


  • Health Screening Medical Referrals
  • Immunizations Classes
  • Nutritional Assessments Breastfeeding Help
  • A Package of Nutrients Designed to Promote Best Growth

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) estimates that there are over 5,000 Nueces County residents, who are eligible for, but not receiving, WIC services.

If you :

  • live in Nueces County and
  • are pregnant, a new mother, or a child younger than 5 years of age please consider a referral to DCH WIC.

Referral Options:

  • Call DCH WIC Referral Hotline: 361-694-4200
  • E-mail DCH WIC at: DCHWIC.referrals@dchstx.org
  • Fax a referral to DCH WIC at 361-851-6868
  • Refer to another WIC program in the area
  • Breastfeeding hotline: 361-537-0084

Click here to find a WIC location or call Driscoll Children's Hospital WIC Program to find a clinic near you:
  • Corpus Christi 694-6767
  • Robstown 767-7777 or
  • Annaville/Callalen area 242-2458

Evening and week-end appointments available.
This Institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Family Size
Weekly
Monthly
Annual
1
$386
$1,670
$20,036
2
$519
$2,247
$26,955
3
$652
$2,823
$33,874
4
$785
$3,400
$40,793
5
$918
$3,976
$47,712
6
$1,051
$4,553
$54,631
Each additional family member
Approximately
$134
Approximately
$577
Approximately
$6,919

Contact Information

Driscoll Children's Hospital WIC Corpus Christi
Driscoll Health Center
3455 S. Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78411

Phone: (361) 694-6767
Fax: (361) 851-6868

For TTY Deaf Messaging Connect to TTY Interpretation by dialing
(800) 735-2989

Patients & Families

News

Driscoll's Teddy Bear Hospital is a chance for patients to be the doctors

May 20, 2013
WHAT: Patients will be the doctors tomorrow during a Teddy Bear Hospital organized by the Stripes Child Life Program at Driscoll Children's Hospital. The event allows children to become more familiar with the medical equipment and procedures involved in their treatment. They'll choose their teddy bear, give it a...
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Brownsville boy is 'a totally different person' since leukemia diagnosis

May 03, 2013
Driscoll Children's Hospital physicians treat Andrew Banda in his hometown, Brownsville BROWNSVILLE - Claudia Maldonado knew her son, Andrew Banda, was sick in January 2012. At 8 years old, he was too thin and his yellowish eyes revealed he had jaundice, she said. Still, the news that he had acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
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Driscoll transplant recipients to gather at annual reunion

May 03, 2013
Joe Esparza, 19, received a kidney transplant at Driscoll Children's Hospital in August 2012.
'It's a family reunion,' 19-year-old said of May 4 event CORPUS CHRISTI - In the months before he received a kidney transplant at Driscoll Children's Hospital last August, Joe Esparza had plenty of reasons to be depressed. His failing kidneys meant he couldn't eat french fries, cheese and fatty foods. He couldn't play...
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Dwarfism doesn't prevent 3-year-old boy from living life

May 02, 2013
Ethann Valdez, 3, was born with achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism. He's been a patient at Driscoll Children's Hospital since he was born.
Ethann Valdez's story is second in Driscoll Children's Hospital's 60th anniversary series CORPUS CHRISTI - Darting around a waiting area at Driscoll Children's Hospital with a huge smile on his face, Ethann Valdez has the seemingly endless energy of any 3-year-old boy. He doesn't appear to be bothered much by the life-threatening...
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Marathon bringing Driscoll weight management patients together

May 01, 2013
Jamie Bluntzer, 20, is preparing for the 2013 Beach to Bay Relay Marathon.
Lap band recipients will run Beach to Bay Relay Marathon as the 'Bandsters' CORPUS CHRISTI - Crossing the finish line at last year's Beach to Bay Relay Marathon was a proud accomplishment for Jamie Bluntzer. At this year's event, she's taking her goal to the next level. "I'm more nervous about it this year," she said...
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