Feed America imports HRSA FQHC + state WIC data — 18,839 health centers + WIC clinics added

Feed America (EIN 92-1761881) completed two major federal-source data ingestions in Q1 2024, adding 18,839+ verified health centers and WIC clinic locations to the public directory.

HRSA Health Center Locator import

Imported 18,839 Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites from the HRSA Health Center Locator public registry. FQHCs are sliding-scale community health centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration; they serve approximately 30 million U.S. patients annually, with priority access for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured populations. Many FQHCs co-locate food-help screening + nutrition counseling with primary care.

State WIC agency imports

Imported state WIC clinic registries across all 50 states + DC + Puerto Rico + Guam + USVI = 51 jurisdictions. WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) is the USDA federal nutrition program for pregnant parents and children under 5; clinic locations are state-administered and previously required state-by-state registry lookup. Feed America aggregates the 51 state feeds into a unified search.

Why federal-primary first

Feed America's data ingestion strategy prioritizes federal-primary sources (Tier 3 trust) before nonprofit-curated sources (Tier 2) and community-contributed (Tier 1). Federal-primary sources have official-record authority + free public-domain status + government-grade data integrity. Building the federal foundation first establishes the directory's core legitimacy before layering in nonprofit + community data.