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 the Inclusa Office Building, 501 Hewitt St

Abbotsford

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

Fourth Tuesday of the Month from 11am - 6pm

Fourth Wednesday of the Month from 9am - 4pm

Located in Abbotsford 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.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) (link is external), and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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: (202) 690-7442; or

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

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

En Espanol:

De conformidad con la Ley Federal de Derechos Civiles y los reglamentos y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los EE. UU. (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés), se prohíbe que el USDA, sus agencias, oficinas, empleados e instituciones que participan o administran programas del USDA discriminen sobre la base de raza, color, nacionalidad, sexo, discapacidad, edad, o en represalia o venganza por actividades previas de derechos civiles en algún programa o actividad realizados o financiados por el USDA.

Las personas con discapacidades que necesiten medios alternativos para la comunicación de la información del programa (por ejemplo, sistema Braille, letras grandes, cintas de audio, lenguaje de señas americano, etc.), deben ponerse en contacto con la agencia (estatal o local) en la que solicitaron los beneficios. Las personas sordas, con dificultades de audición o discapacidades del habla pueden comunicarse con el USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service [Servicio Federal de Retransmisión] al (800) 877-8339. Además, la información del programa se puede proporcionar en otros idiomas.

Para presentar una denuncia de discriminación, complete el Formulario de Denuncia de Discriminación del Programa del USDA, (AD-3027) (link is external) y en cualquier oficina del USDA, o bien escriba una carta dirigida al USDA e incluya en la carta toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de denuncia, llame al (866) 632-9992. Haga llegar su formulario lleno o carta al 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: (202) 690-7442; o

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

Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.