See the mobile unit link at the bottom of this page for more details. WIC also has introduced a new mobile unit to better help moms on the go. Same day appointments with preference given to prenatal and moms with new babies are available every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. All cereals must still meet current WIC requirements for iron (i.e., 28 milligrams of iron per 100 grams of cereal) and added sugars (not more than 6 grams.
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Several sites offer evening hours and walk in services. Participants will still enjoy milk, cereal, eggs, peanut butter, and beans plus fruits, vegetables and whole grains. WIC services are available at many sites throughout Marion County. Support is available to help mothers with breastfeeding. A Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is open to women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have already delivered. Fully or mostly breastfeeding mothers can receive an expanded food package. What is WIC WIC is healthy food, breastfeeding support, nutrition education and help with keeping YOUR family healthy WIC can even link you to other health and social services. Once certified for WIC, participants receive benefits on a WIC EBT card for specific foods that they can redeem at any WIC approved store including milk, cheese, eggs, fruit juices, iron-fortified cereals, dried beans or peanut butter and iron-fortified formula for infants not breastfed. WIC is healthy food, breastfeeding support, nutrition education and help with keeping YOUR family healthy WIC can even link you to other health and social services. To qualify for WIC, individuals must meet income eligibility guidelines and be determined to have a nutrition or health need by a WIC nutritionist. 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.
The WIC Program is available to help families get the nutrition they need during these times. Good nutrition is very important for health, growth and development during pregnancy and the early years of life. Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program