WIC- Women, Infants, and Children
You want to keep your family healthy and strong. WIC is here to help. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) helps families stay healthy by providing:
- Nutrition education
- Breastfeeding support
- Healthy foods
- Referrals to health services and other resources.
WIC serves those who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum, as well as infants and children up to age five. Foster parents and relatives may also apply on behalf of an infant or child in their care.
WIC: Who is Eligible?
To get WIC benefits, you must:
- Live in Wisconsin.
- Make a certain amount of money (see income eligibility table)
- Need help with health, nutrition, or breastfeeding support.
- Have one of these apply to you:
- You are pregnant now or had a baby in the past six months.
- You are providing your breastmilk to a WIC enrolled baby under 1 year of age.
- You care for a child younger than 5 years of age.
If you have questions, contact the Oconto County WIC Office
Phone:
(920) 834-7072
Address:
501 Park Avenue
Oconto, WI 54153
To read the WIC Non-discrimination statement click here!