Gateway Community Action Partnership will celebrate the opening of its’ new Camden Women, Infants & Children (WIC) office location at 2881 Mt. Ephraim Ave. with a ribbon cutting event on Thursday, October 17 at 11 a.m.

  The event is free and open to the public.

  In addition to a program and ribbon cutting, the event will include tours of the new 6,175-square foot, state-of-the-art facility and light refreshments.

  The new Camden WIC office includes two waiting areas, six nutritionists’ offices, a height and weight room, nutrition education room and eight intake areas. The office annually serves close to 10,000 low income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and children under age five who are at nutritional risk.

  WIC provides nutrition assessments, counseling and education, Immunization referrals and outreach, breastfeeding support and promotion, and prenatal and pediatric health care referrals. Through its services, the program supports infants’ and children’s normal growth, reduces levels of anemia, increases immunization rates, improves access to regular health care and improves diets.

  WIC is an equal opportunity employer and provider. To file a program complaint of discrimination, based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. 

  Complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights ,1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;  fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.

  This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

  For additional event information, call Gateway WIC Vice President Jaya Makukha, Ph.D., CCAP at 856-451-5600.