Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program

 

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, better known as the WIC Program, provides healthcare referrals, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and supplemental foods. WIC is a federally funded nutrition assistance program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). Pregnant, breastfeeding and post-partum women, infants and children up to 5 years of age may apply for the WIC Program.  For more information about the WIC program and to see if your family is eligible, please click here.

 

Contact Information

 

Pop-up WIC Clinics: Provided at the Naugatuck Valley Health District Community Health Annex, every Wednesday, 9 am-4:30pm, 98 Bank Street, Seymour, CT 06483. Parking and entrance is in the rear of the building.

To reach staff at the Pop-up WIC Clinics, please call 203-574-6785 or by email at wicwaterbury@opthc.org

Seymour WIC (Wednesdays only):
98 Bank Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (parking and entrance is in the rear of the building)

Waterbury WIC Temporary Location:
Restoration Springs Interdenominational Church
1575 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06704

 

 

Looking for ways to use your increased fruit & vegetable benefit from WIC? Check out the WICShopper App! Use the app to review your current benefits, scan barcodes at the store to view WIC approved foods, find yummy WIC recipes, and more. Remember, WIC benefits are good for 30 days and do not roll over into the next month. Use your extra fruit and vegetable benefit before it’s gone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 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.

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) found on-line at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf  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:

mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

fax: (202) 690-7442; or

email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider