![]() ![]() See the mobile unit link at the bottom of this page for more details. WIC also has introduced a new mobile unit to better help moms on the go. Same day appointments with preference given to prenatal and moms with new babies are available every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Several sites offer evening hours and walk in services. WIC services are available at many sites throughout Marion County. Support is available to help mothers with breastfeeding. Fully or mostly breastfeeding mothers can receive an expanded food package. ![]() CACFP State Agency Monitoring (Annual Review) Offered to All States. Once certified for WIC, participants receive benefits on a WIC EBT card for specific foods that they can redeem at any WIC approved store including milk, cheese, eggs, fruit juices, iron-fortified cereals, dried beans or peanut butter and iron-fortified formula for infants not breastfed. Please contact your state agency if you have questions about the waivers they have elected. To qualify for WIC, individuals must meet income eligibility guidelines and be determined to have a nutrition or health need by a WIC nutritionist. WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition information, supplemental foods and referrals to health and social services to eligible pregnant and postpartum women and children up to age five. The WIC Program is available to help families get the nutrition they need during these times. These services include: Exclusively breastfeeding moms receive the largest food package. ![]() All WIC services are free and available to any mother/baby in the WIC program. Good nutrition is very important for health, growth and development during pregnancy and the early years of life. Other Breastfeeding Resources WIC Supports Breastfeeding We have the resources to help you meet your breastfeeding goals. Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program
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