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Access Community Action Agency WIC Program - Willimantic WIC Clinics

  • Name
  • Access Community Action Agency WIC Program
  • Address
  • 1315 Main Street, Suite 2
    Willimantic, CT 06226
  • Phone Number
  • (860) 450-7405
  • Fax
  • (860) 450-7454
  • Operation hours
  • Mon: 10:00am - 6:00pm; Tues, Wed: 8:00am - 4:00pm; Thurs: 9:00am - 5:00pm; Fri: 8:00am - 4:00pm
  • Type
  • Clinic/Application Site
  • Services Offered
  • Nutrition education through consultations with a nutritionist; Breastfeeding education and assistance through consultations with a lactation consultant; Vouchers for the purchase of supplemental healthy foods. Infant formula supplements are also provided for babies who are formula fed; Referrals for health care and other social services
  • Description
  • WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, offered by the CT Department of Public Health and administered locally throughout Northeast Connecticut by Access Community Action Agency. WIC provides nutrition and breastfeeding education and assistance to women prenatally and up to one year after giving birth, and nutrition assistance to children up to age five.
  • Phone 2
  • Contact Person
  • Karen Lechene
  • E-Mail
  • karen.lechene@accessagency.org
  • WIC Foods
  • Eggs; Milk; Cheese; Tofu; Cereal; Fruit/Vegetable Juice; Baby Foods in Jars; Infant Formula; Infant Cereal; Fruits; Vegetables; Bread/Grain: 100% Whole Wheat Bread, Whole Grain Bread, Whole Wheat Tortillas, Corn Tortillas, Brown Rice, 100% Whole Wheat Pasta/Macaroni Products; Peanut Butter; Beans; Peas; Lentils; Canned Fish

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WIC Resources

  • WIC Breast Feeding Support
    Breastfeeding is essential in infant development and is recommended by the Women, Infant, and Child Program to be the best way of feeding babies.
  • WIC Eligibility Criteria
    To qualify for WIC benefits, applicants must meet Categorical, Residential, Income and Nutritional Risk Requirements.