Women, Infants, Children (WIC) Program

Mission

The WIC program is a temporary supplemental nutrition program. WIC provides nutrition education and checks to purchase healthy foods for pregnant women, postpartum up to six months, breastfeeding women up to one year, infants and children up to their fifth birthday who meet eligibility requirements.
Currently the program is fully staffed with a Program Supervisor, an Office Specialist and four (4) Nutrition Specialists.

Purpose

The purpose of the WIC Program is to prevent health problems and to inprove the health of clients during critical times of growth and development. WIC has a commitment to help clients inprove their health status through better nutrition.

_{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-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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:}

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

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

email: program.intake@usda.gov

_{This institution is an equal opportunity provider.}