PROVIDING HEALTHY FOOD FOR YOUR CHILDREN IS VERY IMPORTANT......
MAYBE WE CAN HELP.

If you are a pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum woman or have children under age 5, you maybe eligible for WIC's specialized nutrition services.

WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children and is a special supplemental nutrition program that is funded by the Department of Agriculture at the national level, by the Ohio Department of Health at the state level, and by the City of Cincinnati Department of Health at the local level.  
                 
WIC provides:
                   *  Nutrition Education and Counseling
                   *  Breastfeeding Support
                   *  Nutritious foods such as milk, fruit juices, cheese, egges, cereals, and
                       peanut butter or beans 
                   *  Infant formula can also be provided if needed as a supplement to breastfeeding
                       or if breastfeeding is not an option

Many  working families can participate in the WIC program.  Eligibility is based on 6 requirements:
                   *  Physical Presence-applicant must be physically present at certification visits 
                   *  Medical/Nutritional Needs-applicant must be determined to be at medical or
                       nutritional risk by a registered dietitian in the WIC program
                   *  Categorical-applicant must be either a pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding 
                       woman or a child from birth to five years of age
                   *  Income-applicant must have income within the Ohio WIC income guidelines (see
                       guidelines below)
                   *  Hamilton County Residency 
                   *  Identification-applicatant must provide personal indentifying information 
                  

INCOME GUIDELINES
Effective April 1, 2008

* A Pregnant woman counts as 2

      For Income guidelines for family size larger than 9 people, please call 821-6949

Contact us today.  We can let you know if you qualify fiancially by telephone in just a couple of minutes. Appointments are available at 18 locations throughout Hamilton County.  Evening appointments available at many locations.  For general information please call (513) 821-6946 or (513) 821-7012. 

To Schedule an Appointment please call a WIC office in your neighborhood.