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WIC
The Champaign County WIC (Women, Infants & Children) Program helps income eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women, women who have recently had a baby, infants, and children who are under the age of 5.
WIC helps:
- Improve pregnancy outcomes by providing or referring to support services necessary for full term pregnancies.
- Reduce infant mortality by decreasing the incidence of low birth weights.
- Increases breastfeeding rates.
- Give infants and children a healthy start in life by providing nutritious foods.
WIC provides:
- Highly nutritious foods such as iron fortified infant formula, milk, eggs, juice, cereal, and peanut butter.
- Referral to prenatal care, pediatric health care and other maternal and child health and human service programs.
- WIC provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referral to other agencies. A family of four can gross up to $796 a week (before taxes).
- Breastfeeding Education and Support: Breastfeeding classes, Peer Helper Support program, Mom to Mom group that meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM until 11:30 AM, and a Certified Lactation Consultant
For more information, call the Health District WIC clinic at 937-484-1667.