What is WIC

WIC stands for Women, Infants & Children.
It is a food and nutrition program to help pregnant women and families with young children. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program provides nutrition education, nutritious foods, breastfeeding support and information. The foods provided through WIC are a good source of essential nutrients.

It improves the health of its participants and promotes lifestyle changes. Its participants have longer healthier pregnancies and fewer premature births.
WIC is a short-term program designed to help families build healthy eating and living habits that will last a lifetime!

Research Proves WIC Makes a Difference!
Does WIC Improve Health?

Evidence suggests that women who participate in WIC have improved pregnancy outcomes, resulting in healthier babies and reduced newborn medical costs. This benefits the infants and saves Medicaid millions of dollars in intensive neonatal care www.nutritionnc.com.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Information: 910-671-3262

Who is Eligible?

WIC is available to pregnant, breast feeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five. To participate, these persons must:

• Live in North Carolina.
• Have a family income less than 185% of the U.S. Poverty Income Guidelines. A person receiving Medicaid, Work First Families Assistance (TANF), or assistance from the NC Food and Nutrition Services automatically meets the income eligibility requirement
• Be at nutritional risk.

A nutritionist or other health professional makes the nutritional risk assessment at no cost to the participant, usually at the local WIC office. Examples of nutritional risk conditions are listed below. For a complete listing, call 919-707-5800.

• Abnormal anthropometric or hematological measurements.
• Documented nutrition-related medical conditions.
• Inadequate dietary intake.
• Conditions that predispose a person to inadequate nutritional patterns such as lead poisoning, mental retardation, alcohol or drug abuse.

WIC Certification Periods

• Pregnant women are certified for their pregnancy and up to six weeks postpartum. By 6 weeks postpartum they must be recertified as a postpartum or breast feeding woman.


• Non-breast feeding postpartum women are certified until six months postpartum.


• Breast feeding postpartum women are certified for up to 12 months postpartum.


• Infants certified before six months of age are certified until their first birthday. Infants certified after six months of age are certified for six months.


• Children are certified every six months until five years of age.

WIC Outside Clinic Schedules

Contact the WIC office to make your appointment: (910) 671-3262

Contact Us

For more Information: 910-671-3262