The Champaign County WIC (Women, Infants & Children) Program helps income eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women, women who have recently had a baby, infants, and children who are under the age of 5.

WIC helps:

Improve pregnancy outcomes by providing or referring to support services necessary for full term pregnancies.
Reduce infant mortality by decreasing the incidence of low birth weights.
Increases breastfeeding rates.
Give infants and children a healthy start in life by providing nutritious foods.

WIC provides:

Highly nutritious foods such as iron fortified infant formula, milk, eggs, juice, cereal, and peanut butter.
Referral to prenatal care, pediatric health care and other maternal and child health and human service programs.
WIC provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referral to other agencies.
Breastfeeding Education and Support: Breastfeeding classes, Peer Helper Support program, Mom to Mom group that meets the third Tuesday of each month at 2:00 PM.

For more information, call the Health District WIC clinic at 937-484-1667.