Organization Profile

Service: WIC Services
Description:

Women-Infants-Children (W.I.C.)

Nutrition education and supplemental program for pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum women, their infants, children up to age 5, and their families. Eligibility based on household size, income, age, and/or medical determination. Call us today to check how this excellent program can help you!

WIC is a federally funded program that each state administers.

• If a woman knows she is pregnant she can come immediately to the program.
• WIC offers family case management up to 1 year for children with well baby visits, checkups, and needed referrals provided.
• WIC provides nutritional counseling, takes a diet history, and helps make nutritional goals for moms and children.
• Moms can receive a voucher to receive nutritional food at the store.  There are food packages per month that include such items as 5 gal. milk, cereal, eggs, whole-wheat bread, juice, fresh or canned fruits or veggies, peanut butter, and dried beans.  This is for children over 1 year of age.
• Children younger than one receive: babies - formula; 6mo olds - baby foods and cereals; moms are also encouraged to breast feed.
• Also help with parenting: discipline, potty training, dental, and iron checks.

Free.  Some Lead screening may have a fee if not under WIC.

Illinois WIC - Income Guidelines effective 7/1/2014

Family                                                        Income

size                                   week                     month                      year

1                                        415                      1,799                    21,590

2                                        560                      2,425                    29,101

3                                        704                      3,051                    36,612

4                                        849                      3,677                    44,123

5                                        993                      4,303                    51,634

6                                     1,137                      4,929                    59,145

each additional                   +144                       +626                    +7,511                            

Data Updated 11/06/2018  EG