WIC is a program that provides supplemental foods for the low-income breastfeeding or expectant women, and your preschool children (not older than 5 years). You can reserve your application for this program in any of the state agencies countrywide and have access to supplemental foods, and nutrition education. If you do qualify to be a participant of this program, the United States government will issue you with monthly checks or vouchers to purchase supplemental foods.
Valley Health administrates WIC, The Supplemental Nutrition Program for (Women, Infants and Children). Valley Health WIC Program provides services to more than 12,500 participants from eight clinics in the six counties of Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam and Wayne. WIC provides nutritious food, individual counseling and nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to other needed services. Families visit WIC four times a year and receive three months of food vouchers for each participant (two of these visits include growth and nutrition assessment). WIC serves pregnant and post-partum women, infants and children up to the age of 5 years old whose families are of low-to moderate-income (up to 185% of the federal poverty level) and others who qualify for a medical card. The program is for all kinds of families: married and single parents, working or not working, receiving other types of aid, or not participating in any other programs.
The WIC program, which stands for Women, Infants, Children, is a federal nutrition program that provides free nutrition counseling and education, breastfeeding support, nutritious foods, and access to health care for eligible participants. To qualify for the program, you must be pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum, and /or have children under the age of five and meet the income eligibility requirements. WIC is for all kinds of families: married and single parents, working or not working, foster parents, or legal guardians. The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department WIC program covers nine counties in the western central part of West Virginia. These counties are: Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, and Wood.
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Our WIC Program is designed to provide supplemental nutritional support for low-income pregnant women and families.
WIC is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy. Nutrition education and counseling, nutritious foods, and help accessing health care are provided to low-income women, infants, and children through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program, popularly known as WIC.
The WIC Program (Women, Infants, and Children) offers services to women who are pregnant, new mothers, infants, and children to the age of 5. It is a nutrition education program that provides the services of Nurses, Registered Dieticians, Board Certified Lactation Consultants, and Nutrition Assistants, all at no charge to the clients! WIC provides the participants with checks, or an EBT card that can be used at the grocery store to purchase healthy foods that can help stretch your food dollars. WIC offers breastfeeding support and referrals to any other needed services. WIC has late night and Saturday appointments. If you receive Hoosier Healthwise, SNAP benefits, or TANF, you automatically qualify for WIC. You may also qualify based on your income.