WIC is a food and nutrition program that is here to help pregnant women and families with young children. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides nutrition education, nutritious foods, breastfeeding support and information.

The foods provided through WIC are a good source of essential nutrients.

WIC improves the health of it's participants and promotes lifestyle changes. WIC participants have longer healthier pregnancies and fewer premature births.

WIC is a short-term program designed to help families build healthy eating and living habits that will last a lifetime!

WIC Mission Statement

To improve the nutrition and health status of low-income women, infants, and preschool children who are at-risk by providing:

  • Nutritious Food
  • Nutrition and health education
  • Breastfeeding education and support
  • Referrals to health and human services

WIC Helps

  • Pregnant women (through pregnancy up to 6 months postpartum)
  • Breastfeeding women (up to the infant's 1st birthday)
  • Non-breastfeeding postpartum women (up to 6 months postpartum)
  • Infants (up to 1st birthday)
  • Children (up to their 5th birthday)

What WIC Does

WIC's goal is to help pregnant and breastfeeding women, new moms, and children under age 5 improve their nutrition and overall health, WIC does this by providing:

Personalized Nutrition Information and Support

  • Maintaining a healthy weight during pregnancy
  • Getting back in shape after you have a baby
  • How to start solid foods with your baby
  • How to feed the picky eater
  • Tips for eating well and staying active to improve health

EBT Card for WIC foods

  • Starting June 2020, WIC clients have been receiving an EBT card for WIC foods that help meet nutritional needs
  • Foods that are lower in fat and higher in fiber
  • Cereal, whole wheat bread, juice, non-fat or low-fat milk eggs, beans, peanut butter, canned fish, cheese and vouchers for vegetables and fruits

Breastfeeding Information and Support

  • Information about the benefits of breastfeeding
  • Tips for talking to family members
  • Breastfeeding Coordinators who can answer any questions
  • Breastfeeding Peer Counselors, moms like you that want to help you have and enjoyable breastfeeding experience
  • Breast pumps
  • Extra foods for the breastfeeding mom

Referrals

  • Referrals for medical care
  • Referrals for dental care
  • Assistance with housing and fuel
  • Referrals to other services that benefit the whole family

WIC foods will help you meet your own nutritional needs and the needs of your growing baby. WIC foods are high in fiber and low in fat. WIC foods provide the right amount of nutrients for your baby's growth and promote healthy body weight.

Special infant formulas and certain medical foods may be provided when prescribed by a physician or health professional for a specified medical condition, talk to the WIC office about your needs.

For More Information:

Call: 618.283.5037 or 618.283.1044 or, to see if you are eligible, view the WIC eligibility requirements.

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USDA Nondiscrimination Statement for WIC State Agencies

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Compl…, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3. email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.