WIC Services

WIC Services

WIC provides special checks for nutritious foods such as:
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Milk, cheese, eggs
  • Soy milk and tofu
  • Juice, cereal
  • Whole grain (whole wheat bread and tortillas, corn tortillas, brown rice, barley and bulgur)
  • Dried beans and peas, peanut butter
  • Infant formula with iron
  • Infant cereal, fruits and vegetables
These foods do not meet all the daily requirements and are only intended to supplement the diet.

WIC provides nutrition assessment and education including
  • Limited assessment and screening by staff who are trained in maternal and child health
  • Individual nutrition education
  • Nutrition, health and parenting group sessions
  • Instructions in food preparation and tips for food shopping
WIC provides breastfeeding education and support:
  • Participants receive encouragement, education and help with breastfeeding
WIC provides referrals to:
  • Health care
  • Substance abuse counseling and treatment
  • Support services for food, income and housing
  • Domestic violence services
  • Dental health services
  • Child support services