WIC PROGRAM

Third Monday of the Month
Service & Office Hours: 9am - 4pm
in the Multi-Purpose Room (Gym)

Fourth Thursday of the Month
Service & Office Hours: 9am - 12pm
in the Multi-Purpose Room (Gym)

715-316-3264 or 1-888-298-5299
Office Hours on Non-Clinic Days:
8:15am - 4:30pm

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Our Other WIC Clinic Locations:

Neillsville

First Wednesday of the Month from 9am - 4pm

Second Thursday of the Month from 9am - 4pm

Located in City Hall,
106 W Division St

Abbotsford

Second Tuesday and Wednesday of the Month from 9am - 4pm

Third Tuesday of the Month from 10am-5pm

Fourth Tuesday of the Month from 11am - 6pm

Fourth Wednesday of the Month from 9am - 4pm

Located in City Hall -
Learning Center

Thorp

Third Thursday of the Month from 9am - 4pm

Located in Thorp Fire Hall

WIC provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition and breastfeeding information, and referral to other health and nutrition services.

All participants receive:

  • Screening for nutrition and health needs
  • Information on how to use WIC foods to improve health
  • Money to buy foods that help keep you and your children healthy and strong.
  • Referrals can be made to FoodShare, Medicaid, BadgerCare Plus, Wisconsin Works (W-2), physicians, dentists, and other agencies.

Women receive:

  • WIC foods. Information on healthy eating during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
  • Help with starting or continuing breastfeeding

Infants receive:

  • Help with starting or continuing breastfeeding
  • Infant formula, if needed
  • Immunization referrals

Parents/caregivers receive information on taking care of babies.

Children receive:

  • WIC foods
  • Immunization referrals.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • You live in Wisconsin.
  • You are a pregnant, breastfeeding or new mother; an infant up to age one; or a child up to age 5.
  • You or your children have a health or nutrition need.
  • You are income eligible. Learn more.

HOW TO APPLY

Call 715-316-3264 or 1-888-298-5299 to schedule an appointment. At your appointment, a WIC nutritionist will review your and 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 benefits to buy foods such as fruit, vegetables, cereal, cheese, formula, milk, peanut butter, eggs, etc. You will learn about what foods are approved to keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, and children healthy and strong.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement: 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/ad[1]3027.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

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

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

En Espanol:

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al 202-720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al 800-877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al 866-632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles.

El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

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

(2) fax:
833-256-1665 o 202-690-7442

  1. (3) correo electrónico:
    program.intake@usda.gov

Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.