ABOUT WIC
WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Supplemental Food Program
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) helps pregnant women, mothers, infants and young children stay healthy and eat right during important times of growth.
Program services include:
- Quality nutrition education and counseling
- Breastfeeding support, services and supplies
- A healthy food package including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, milk & more
- Referrals to community partners and access to prenatal, maternal and pediatric health care services.
WIC is here to support you with breastfeeding. Visit our breastfeeding website https://wicbreastfeeding.fns.usda.gov/.
For more information on the WIC program, please visit the USDA website.
LOCATIONS & HOURS
RICHMOND
Southside Plaza WIC Office
509 East Southside Plaza
(804) 205-9816
Monday-Friday: 7:30 am–4:30 pm
Richmond Community Hospital WIC Office
1510 North 28th Street, Suite 201
(804) 786-3201
Monday-Friday: 7:30 am–4:30 pm
HENRICO
Shrader Road WIC Office
7740 Shrader Road Ste B
Henrico, VA 23228
804-501-1610
East Henrico WIC office
1400 N. Laburnum Ave.
Henrico, VA 23223
804-652-3180
WIC ELIGIBILITY
WIC is for all types of families
WIC is for all types of families – families with married or single parents and those working or not working.
WIC provides benefits to:
- Pregnant women
- Infants
- Children up to their fifth birthday
- Breastfeeding mothers up to one year after delivering their baby
- Postpartum women who are not breastfeeding up to six months after delivering their baby
- If you are a mother, father, foster parent or other legal guardian of a child under 5 years of age, you can apply for your child.
All families must meet income eligibility guidelines. WIC has higher income guidelines than SNAP (EBT, Food Stamps) or Medicaid, so even if you don’t qualify for SNAP or Medicaid, you may still qualify for WIC.
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.
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RESOURCES
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