The WIC Program is available to help families get the nutrition they need during these times. WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children. WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition information, supplemental foods, and referrals to health and social services to eligible pregnant and postpartum women and children up to age five. To qualify for WIC, individuals must meet income eligibility guidelines and be determined to have a nutrition or health need by a WIC nutritionist. Breastfeeding mothers can receive an expanded food package which adds carrot and tuna to the other foods.
Counselors are available to help mothers with breastfeeding.
WIC services are available at many sites throughout Marion County. Walk-in clinics, where no appointment is needed, are offered for pregnant women, infants less than 6 months old and their mothers. Saturday walk-in clinics are offered twice a month.