About the Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Program

The Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) provides food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, and children under five years of age healthy and strong.

Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the WIC program, you must meet the following requirements.

• You live in Wisconsin
• You are pregnant, breastfeeding or a new mother
• You have an infant or children under 5 years of age
• You or your children have a health or nutrition need
• You have a household income (before tax deductions) that is less than or equal to WIC income guidelines. Many working families qualify. A pregnant woman counts as two family members.

You may be income eligible for WIC if you currently receive Kinship Care, W-2, food stamps, Badger Care, or Medicaid, including Healthy Start. You may be income eligible for WIC if food stamp eligibility has been cancelled. The WIC Program uses the same income criteria as free and reduced price school lunches. Fathers, guardians, or foster parents may apply for WIC for their children.

How to Apply

Clark County WIC Monthly Schedule - Call for appointment 1.888.298.5299 Or 715-316-3264
Neillsville	1st Tuesday & Wednesday 9:00a.m.-4p.m. 2nd Thursday 9:00a.m.-4p.m	Clark County Courthouse Rm. 106
Owen	2nd Monday 9:00a.m.-4p.m 3rd Friday 9:00 a.m.-Noon	Clark County Health Care Center Multi-Purpose Room(Gym)
Abbotsford	2nd Tuesday & Wednesday 9:00a.m.-4p.m. 4th Tuesday 9:00a.m.-4p.m. 4th Wednesday 2:00p.m.-6:00p.m.	Abbotsford City Hall Learning Center
Thorp	3rd Thursday 9:00a.m.-4p.m.	Thorp Fire Hall

 
Call the WIC program at the numbers listed in the table above to screen for eligiblity and to schedule an appointment at the location most convenient to you. 

At your appointment, a WIC nutritionist will review your or your child's health history. You will also discuss what you and your children eat.

If you are eligible, you will receive nutrition information and counseling, learn about other services, and receive checks to buy foods such as:

Carrots Cereal Cheese Dried Beans & Peas Eggs

Fruit Juice Infant Formula Milk Peanut Butter Tuna Fish

These foods help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, and children healthy and strong.

What WIC Can Provide
The WIC staff cares about you and your children. They will provide:

• Checks to buy foods that help keep you and your children healthy and strong
• Discussions on food shopping, recipes, taking care of babies, and how to breastfeed
• Help getting immunizations for your children http://wi-clarkcounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=269
• Information on healthy eating during pregnancy and breastfeeding and tips on feeding your child
• Information on how to use WIC foods to improve health
• Referrals to doctors, dentists, and programs like food stamps, Medicaid, Healthy Start, Head Start, and Badger Care

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If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at .

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