WIC (Women, Infants and Children)

About the WIC Program

WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program) provides assistance from nutritionists and nurses for mothers, from their pregnancy to the child’s fifth birthday.

For FY2019, WIC handled a total of over 25,950 nutrition education appointments, with an average of 6,545 WIC participants receiving benefits each month.

The WIC Program Offers Food Packages and Nutritional Counseling Services

WIC is often the entry point into the health care system for WIC participants. Recent studies have shown that WIC participation reduces fetal deaths, infant deaths, low birth weights, and iron deficiency anemia. It also helps to increase immunization rates of children.

The WIC program is successful in improving the diet and protecting the health of participants. WIC foods help parents to feed their children properly during critical periods of growth and development. WIC foods are high in protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A or vitamin C. Different food packages are provided for different categories of participants.

WIC provides:

• Important information about healthy eating and good nutrition
• Information about breastfeeding and breastfeeding support
• EBT Card (Electronic Benefit Transfer) to obtain healthy foods such as milk, yogurt, tofu, juice, eggs, cheese, cereal, dry beans, peanut butter, whole grains, and fruits and vegatables
• For partially breastfed or non-breastfed infants: infant formula, cereals, and fruits and vegetables
• Help in finding healthcare and other services in your area

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

For more information view the USDA Equal Opportunity Provider Policy.