Commodity Supplemental Food Program
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income persons by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA foods. Each month, approximately 380 participants receive a supplemental food box with nutritious foods. Each food box contains canned vegetables, canned fruits, juice, whole grain cereal, milk, cheese, canned meat, beans/peanut butter, and whole grain pasta or rice.
Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program funded & regulated by the USDA & FNS. It is one of the nation’s most successful and cost-effective nutrition intervention programs & it has been proven to improve the health of the families it serves. In Nebraska, WIC helps approximately 35,000 people at over 100 clinic sites. More than half of all infants born in the US are served by the WIC program.
WIC offers nutrition education, healthy foods, baby formula, breastfeeding education & support, healthcare & community referrals & more. We serve eligible pregnant & postpartum women, infants and children from birth to age 5 & foster children up to age 5. Families receiving Medicaid, SNAP or ADC automatically qualify for the program, otherwise eligibility is based on income. For pregnant women, WIC includes the unborn infant in the family size when determining income eligibility. Any caregiver with a child under the age of 5 can apply including dads, grandparents, guardians, etc.
Foster Grandparents
The Foster Grandparent Program is a nationally-recognized and funded program through the Federal Senior Corps office.
Share Today. Shape Tomorrow. The Foster Grandparent program matches income eligible people 55 and over with children in an educational setting. Volunteers work one on one with children spending time reading, building life skills and enjoying what each generations has to offer. The ultimate goal is to empower seniors by enriching their lives and the lives of the children they work with.
Do you want to be a Foster Grandparent? Please call (308) 635-3089
CAPWN Child Development Center
Our mission is to support and strengthen individuals, families, and communities by providing a quality childcare experience for young children. As part of a private non-profit Community Action Agency we are dedicated to helping people, help themselves and each other.
Migrant & Seasonal Headstart
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) is a federally funded comprehensive child development program based on four cornerstones:
- Child Development
- Family Development
- Community Building
- Staff Development
MSHS serves children ages 6 weeks through 5 years and their families who meet the migrant and income guidelines at the Alliance and Scottsbluff sites.
Children are served five days a week, 10 hours each day.
Get in Touch
Main Admin. Location
- 3350 10th St. Gering, Nebraska
- (308) 635-3089
Health Clinic
- 975 Crescent Dr. Gering, Nebraska
- (308) 632-2540