{"id":43,"date":"2017-01-11T20:23:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T20:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/alleghany\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2022-08-01T09:06:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:06:38","slug":"women-infants-and-children-wic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/alleghany\/women-infants-and-children-wic\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Infants and Children (WIC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"height: 134px\" width=\"1979\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #009560;text-align: center\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wic\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Looking for updates on WIC benefits, such as baby formula?<br \/>\nVisit the VDH WIC page<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>WIC, or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is a nutrition program that helps improve the health of pregnant women, infants, and children (under 5 years of age) through better nutrition and access to health care.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-296 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/03\/wic2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/03\/wic2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/03\/wic2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/03\/wic2.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>WIC Provides:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nutrition education<\/li>\n<li>Private and group sessions with a nutrition expert<\/li>\n<li>Support and help with breastfeeding<\/li>\n<li>Referrals to other services that can help you and your family (e.g. immunizations, health care, dental care)<\/li>\n<li>Healthy recipes<\/li>\n<li>Access to healthy foods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>To be eligible for WIC, you must meet categorical eligibility which includes the following:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Infants from birth to age 1<\/li>\n<li>Children up to age 5<\/li>\n<li>Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum<\/li>\n<li>Being a Virginia resident, being financially eligible, and being at nutritional risk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Automatic Income Eligibility &#8211;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Certain applicants can be determined income-eligible for WIC based on their participation in certain programs. These included individuals eligible to receive SNAP benefits, Medicaid, for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, formerly known as AFDC, Aid to Families with Dependent Children).<\/p>\n<p>Please call for additional information or to make an appointment.<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><strong>WIC Clinic Information:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Botetourt County<\/strong>\u00a0| 21 Academy St. | Fincastle, Virginia\u00a0 24090 | Call for appointment or information: (540) 473-8240<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clifton Forge<\/strong>\u00a0| 322 Jefferson Ave. | Clifton Forge, Virginia\u00a0 24422 | Call for appointment or information: (540) 962-2173<\/p>\n<p><strong>Covington<\/strong>\u00a0| 321 Beech St. | Covington, Virginia\u00a0 24426 | Call for appointment or information: (540) 962-2173<\/p>\n<p><b>Craig County\u00a0<\/b>| 161 Main St. | New Castle, Virginia\u00a0 24127 | Call for appointment or information: (540) 864-5136<\/p>\n<p><b>Salem\u00a0<\/b>| 105 East Calhoun St. | Salem, Virginia\u00a0 24153 | Call for appointment or information: (540) 302-4359<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vinton<\/strong>\u00a0| 227 S. Pollard Street | Vinton, Virginia\u00a0 24179 | Call for appointment or information: (540) 857-7800<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>To manage your contact information, see benefits and view future appointments,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myvawic.org\/\">https:\/\/www.myvawic.org\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wic\/usda-nondiscrimination-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA Nondiscrimination Statement<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for updates on WIC benefits, such as baby formula? Visit the VDH WIC page WIC, or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is a nutrition program that helps improve the health of pregnant women, infants, and children (under 5 years of age) through better nutrition and access to health care. 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