WIC
What is WIC?
WIC is a supplemental nutrition program for working and nonworking families who meet income, residency, and health screening guidelines. Clinics provide nutrition counseling, food benefits for grocery stores, breastfeeding education, and nutrition education classes.
Who is eligible?
Services
Click here to learn more about the services WIC offers.
How do I apply?
To become a WIC client click here to start your application. Click here to find a WIC office location and schedule an appointment
To learn more about WIC please click here.
WIC is a supplemental nutrition program for working and nonworking families who meet income, residency, and health screening guidelines. Clinics provide nutrition counseling, food benefits for grocery stores, breastfeeding education, and nutrition education classes.
Who is eligible?
- Pregnant women
- New mothers
- Infants
- Children up to their 5th birthday
- Parents, step-parents, guardians, and foster parents of infants and children under the age of 5 can apply for their children
Services
Click here to learn more about the services WIC offers.
How do I apply?
To become a WIC client click here to start your application. Click here to find a WIC office location and schedule an appointment
To learn more about WIC please click here.
FAQs
Breastfeeding ~ The Best Choice
Breastfeeding protects babies from certain diseases like diabetes and some types of cancer and lowers their risk for obesity, asthma, allergies, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Breastfeeding protects mothers from breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and diabetes. You can see why WIC wants to help you breastfeed for as long as you want!
Visit www.breastmilkcounts.com for information on breastfeeding. You can also call 1-855-550-6667 for free breastfeeding help and support.
Call your Bell County area WIC clinic to speak with a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor or Lactation Consultant.
Breastfeeding ~ The Best Choice
Breastfeeding protects babies from certain diseases like diabetes and some types of cancer and lowers their risk for obesity, asthma, allergies, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Breastfeeding protects mothers from breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and diabetes. You can see why WIC wants to help you breastfeed for as long as you want!
Visit www.breastmilkcounts.com for information on breastfeeding. You can also call 1-855-550-6667 for free breastfeeding help and support.
Call your Bell County area WIC clinic to speak with a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor or Lactation Consultant.