WIC clinics closed until Monday for new system upgrade

WIC Clinics affected

• Harlingen WIC Clinic — 711 N. “L” Street Harlingen

• San Benito WIC Clinic —1390 W Exp. 83 San Benito

• Mary P. Lucio WIC Clinic — 1204 Jose Colunga Jr St., Brownsville

• Port Isabel WIC Clinic— 142 Champion St. Port Isabel

• Garden Plaza WIC Clinic— 1225 N. Expressway 83 Brownsville

• Fruity WIC Clinic — 4430 E. 14th Street Ste C Brownsville

• Los Fresnos WIC Clinic — 111 North Arroyo Blvd Los Fresnos

• Browne WIC Clinic — 9901 California Rd. Brownsville

• La Paloma WIC Clinic —- 35005 Leal Rd. San Benito

• Rio Hondo WIC Clinic —125 W Colorado Rio Hondo

• Cameron Park WIC Clinic — 2102 Gregory Ave. Brownsville

• Santa Rosa WIC Clinic — 116 Santa Vista Ave. Santa Rosa

Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 10:29 pm

By ALEXIS AGUIRRE Staff Writer Valley Morning Star

SAN BENITO — Residents in need of WIC services are going to have to wait until next week due to a new system upgrade.

Cameron County WIC clinics are closed and will not reopen until April 30.

The supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children will soon be working under a new system that will provide better functionality in the form of quick client transfers, fewer forms and client files.

The new Texas Integrated Network system has been a decade in the making and will allow agencies to keep files electronically and provide added benefits to clients.

Clinics throughout the county have closed shop for the week to train employees on the new upgraded system to better serve their clients.

According to WIC Director Claudia Soto, all WIC employees will be up to date on the new system by the end of the week.

“All WIC staff have been attending a mandatory training to learn how to utilize the new paperless system which will replace the multitude of paper forms used currently,” Soto said.

The new paperless system, Texas Integrated Network, will allow the agencies to file client information electronically.

Starting Monday, the new system will provide clients automatic appointment reminders, new growth charts and shopping lists.

In an email, Soto said WIC is committed to helping parents create amazing children and providing benefits to eligible women, new mothers and children under the age of 5.