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WIC

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WIC staff are trained in nutrition and maternal child health to provide nutrition education to parents and families. We have specialized breastfeeding skills to provide lactation education and support throughout a family’s nursing journey.

Our staff can make referrals to prenatal and pediatric health care and other maternal and child health and human service programs.

Office phone: 937-484-1668

Office Fax: 937-484-1622

Address: 1512 S US Hwy 68 Suite 100, Urbana, OH 43078

 

Who is eligible:

  • Pregnant persons at any time during gestation

  • Postpartum persons who birthed/fostering/adopted a baby(s) -up to baby’s 6 months.

  • A person providing breastmilk-up to baby’s one year.

  • Infants from birth through 12 months (foster, adoptive, kinship, etc.)

  • Children aged 1 to 5 years (foster, adoptive, kinship, etc.)

 

Why sign up for WIC?

  • Learn tips to feel good during your pregnancy.

  • Learn tips on improving your families eating habits.

  • Follow your child’s growth.

  • Get support with your lactation goals.

  • Learn about the benefits of an active lifestyle.

  • Improve the overall health of you and your family.

 

At your initial and recertification appointments (yearly):

  • Your documents will be verified to ensure eligibility.

  • Trained staff will take heights, weights, and blood iron.

  • A health professional will review you/your child’s health information.

  • You will receive a WIC EBT card and explanation of the program.

  • Together with the health professional, you choose a health-related goal that you would like to work on.

  • Review of your rights & responsibilities

 

What to bring to your certification/re-certification appointment (yearly):

  • Proof of identification (i.e. ID, crib card, birth certificate)

  • Proof in income

    • Medicaid/SNAP/Cash Assistance are automatic qualifiers for WIC; however, we will ask about household income.

  • Proof of address (i.e. ID, lease, piece of mail)

  • Proof of pregnancy (if being seen as pregnant)

 

-3 months & 9 months into your certification period:

  • You will come in to load your WIC EBT card and get nutrition education.

 -Halfway through your recertification (6 months):

  • You will have a follow-up appointment with a health professional.

    • To check on the status of your goal.

    • Paperwork will be reviewed.

    • Heights, weights will be taken, and hemoglobin may be checked.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3. email: program.intake@usda.gov This institution is an equal opportunity provider.