Merced County Community Action Agency

Organization Description

WIC provides supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support and referral to community resources for Women, Infants, and Children. Our mission is "guiding and supporting families an the community to promote health through nutrition education, knowledge and compassion.

Program Information

Student intern will be: 

  • Collaborating with community partner, First 5 Merced
  • Develop of strategy for dissemination as an incentive to WIC participant participation (coming to appointments).
  • Preparing information for parents on engaging children in reading activities.
  • Preparing tools to track demographic data on participants served and number of bilingual books.
  • Develop an assessment tool to gage parents' use of books with children.
Health & Safety
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • Background Check (e.g. fingerprinting/livescan, driving record)
  • Driver's License
  • Health Check/Screening (e.g. temperature screening, COVID-19 test)
  • Must be 18 or older
  • Vaccinations
Address 
1235 W. Main St.
Merced, CA 95340
United States
Website:
https://www.mercedcaa.com/
Student Contact 
Name
Karen Simmons Gillian, MPA, RDN
Job Title
WIC Director
Phone
(209) 383-4859 Ext. 1244
Email
kgillian@mercedcaa.org
Program(s) 
Internship
Organization type 
Human, Social, or Employment Services (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Children/Youth, Families, People Experiencing Material Poverty
Focus Area(s)
Food & Housing Security, Health & Medicine
Hours of operation 

Monday - Thursday 8 AM - 6 PM, Friday 8 AM - 5 PM.

Maximum students 
1