Versión en español a continuación. Early Childhood Council Meeting March 10, 2021 Early Childhood Council meeting to be held 3/10/2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (3/9/2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Early Childhood Council Meeting, members of the public must: •Email or call the board liaison at Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov or 512-663-2792 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live (Note, the Early Childhood Council meetings are not broadcast live.) Reunión del Early Childhood Council 10 de marzo del 2021 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (9 de marzo antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Envíe un correo electrónico o llame al enlace de la junta en Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov o al 512- 663-2792 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ). • …
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WIC The Women, Infants, and Children Program of Texas TRAVIS COUNTY/ BASTROP COUNTY WHAT IS WIC? Supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. MISSION STATEMENT To safeguard the health of low- income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. WHAT DOES WIC PROVIDE? Nutrition Education Health Assessments Breastfeeding Support Referrals to healthcare and other resources in the community using Connect ATX Supplemental Nutritious Foods each month. WHAT DOES WIC PROVIDE? Supplemental Nutritious Foods Issuance in the form of an EBT card WIC Approved Foods must meet specific dietary guidelines Cash Value of WIC benefits varies by food package Exclusively Breastfeeding Mothers receive the largest food package Formula provided to Formula-Fed Infants WIC DURING THE PANDEMIC WIC is still supporting clients remotely and it's committed to serve clients although all clinics are closed to the public. Staff will be operating alternative service models for delivering food, online assistance, and distributing benefits. To start an application clients can visit TexasWIC.org/apply and start an application online. WIC Austin has 24/7 drop boxes available at all clinic locations – click here to see how to use them. The public should either call 512-972-4942 or send an email at WIChelp@austintexas.gov if they need benefits or have questions. Please join our Facebook group "ATX Family Care" for updates. How WIC serve clients: Each clinic has an email inbox. There is a list of all WIC clinics in our website www.austintexas.gov/WIC Scheduling Center line takes calls and routes messages to individual clinics 2-way texting software We contact each client who needs benefits Patient Portal New WIC Mobile Unit New WIC Shopping and Delivery Program Using Connect ATX for all referrals to other resources. Using Connect ATX for all incoming referrals from other community partners. ATX Family Care We encourage all partners to join our Facebook group “ATX Family Care” We have increased from 171 members (April 1st, 2020) to 7000 members We communicate all updates and promote other programs in our Facebook (March 2021) group. Apply Now WIC Applications INDIVIDUALS CAN START AN APPLICATION ONLINE AT: WWW.TEXASWIC.ORG/APPLY After clients submit their application, someone from our WIC agency will …
REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, March 10, 2021 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL MINUTES The Early Childhood Council (ECC) convened on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Board Members in Attendance: Chair McHorse; Vice Chair Worthington; Members Gordon, Alvarez, Wren, Huston, Paver, Bliss Lima, and Conlin Staff in attendance: Rachel Farley, Cindy Gamez, Mary Jamsek CALL TO ORDER – Chair McHorse called the meeting to order at 8:36 a.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL - None 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES from - Member Conlin moved to approve the February 10, 2021 meeting minutes and member Huston seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously by a vote of 8-0 (Vice Chair Worthington off the dais) 2. PRESENTATION a. Women, Infants, and Children program- Diana Flores, WIC Community Engagement Coordinator, Austin Public Health WIC is the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. The local WIC program provides services in Travis and Bastrop counties. Ms. Flores explained the WIC mission- to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children who are at nutritional risk. WIC provides nutrition education, health assessments, breastfeeding support, referrals to healthcare and other resources in the community using ConnectATX, and supplemental nutritious foods each month. Food provided varies by whether someone is pregnant, breastfeeding, or formula feeding. Exclusively breastfeeding mothers receive the largest food package. Formula is provided for moms who decide to use it. Ms. Flores explained how WIC is operating during the pandemic. WIC clinics had to close due to the pandemic. Clients are being supported through alternative service models. WIC provides nutrition and breastfeeding education every 3 months through individual or group classes and participants get their benefits cards reloaded every 3 months. WIC installed drop boxes outside of each clinic. Participants drop off their cards and WIC reloads benefits and mails them the cards. Communication with clients has been a challenge during the pandemic. Each WIC clinic has its own email account. WIC also has 2-way texting software. There is a new patient portal where clients can upload documents. WIC now has a mobile unit serving Austin and Elgin/Manor and is working to add locations to help bring services to where clients are. WIC has a Facebook group, ATX Family Care, which has increased from 171 members in April 2020 to 7,000 members in March 2021. Mom’s Place, a lactation support and training center, has been closed during the pandemic but is providing online consultations. The Shopping and Delivery …
