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WIC Nutrition Program Expands Income Guidelines Featured Image
WIC Nutrition Program Expands Income Guidelines
July 1, 2019

The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program has expanded income guidelines allowing more families to participate in the free nutrition education program. According to the new income guidelines for . . .

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WIC Smartphone Application
June 18, 2019

Are you a WIC participant? Welcome to WICShopper! The app that lets you access your food list, recipes, benefits and so much more, all in one place. We integrate your Food . . .

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MFHS Annual Golf Tournament to be held June 13th Featured Image
MFHS Annual Golf Tournament to be held June 13th
May 15, 2019

Maternal & Family Health Services’ 26th Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, June 13th at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountain Top. This annual golf tournament is . . .

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Collaborating to Combat the Opioid Epidemic – Scranton Times Editorial Featured Image
Collaborating to Combat the Opioid Epidemic – Scranton Times Editorial
May 6, 2019

This exclusive op-ed from MFHS President & CEO Bette Cox Saxton ran in the Scranton Times Tribune on Sunday, May 5th. Last year, Maternal & Family Health Services celebrated 45 . . .

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Governor Wolf Declares May WIC Month
May 1, 2019

May is WIC Month in Pennsylvania! May 2019 is the 45th year of WIC working to improving nutrition-related health and birth outcomes for women, infants and children throughout the commonwealth. . . .

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Berks County WIC Open House
May 1, 2019

Maternal and Family Health Services is partnering with Berks Community Health Center to hold a Mother’s Day open house at our new co-located Berks County WIC Nutrition Center. We will . . .

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Announcing the 2019 WIC Public Meetings
April 15, 2019

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) has scheduled 11 public meetings in conjunction with the development of the 2020 State Plan of Program Operations and . . .

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Shenandoah Cancer Screening Event: April 15 Featured Image
Shenandoah Cancer Screening Event: April 15
March 13, 2019

MFHS will be hosting a cancer screening event at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community on April 15! The event includes a free clinical breast exam and mammogram. MFHS provides free, . . .

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AllOne Foundation Supports Healthy MOMS Program
March 11, 2019

Thank you to the AllOne Foundation for supporting the Healthy MOMS program. This grant will help MFHS and our partner organizations continue to support mothers in recovery in Lackawanna County. . . .

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67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania Featured Image
67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania
March 10, 2019

Please join us at The Marketplace at Steamtown to celebrate the opening of our traveling photo exhibit in Lackawanna County! 67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania is . . .

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