Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
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Apply for WIC
WIC provides access to healthy food, breastfeeding support and encouragement, nutrition education, and referrals for health care and community services. To apply for the WIC program, participants must meet eligibility requirements and meet with a nutritionist or other health professional. See step-by-step guidance to apply for WIC.
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Special Weather Announcement
The following WIC agencies are closed Friday, February 21, 2025, due to inclement weather:
- Albemarle Regional Health Services
- Beaufort County Health Department (2-hour delay)
- Caswell County Health Department
- Duplin County Health Department (2-hour delay)
- Edgecombe County Health Department
- Franklin County Health Department (2-hour delay)
- Granville Vance Health District
- Greene County Health Department
- Halifax County Health Department (Opening at noon)
- Johnston County Health Department (3-hour delay)
- Lee County Health Department (3-hour delay)
- Lenoir County Health Department (2-hour delay)
- MTW District Health Department
- Nash County Health Department (2-hour delay)
- Northampton County Health Department (3-hour delay)
- Pitt County Health Department
- Wake County Health and Human Services (Opening at noon)
- Warren County Health Department
- Wayne County Health Department
- Wilson County Health Department
What We Do
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - better known as the WIC program - serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing:
- Healthy Foods
- Breastfeeding Promotion and Support
- Nutrition Education
- Community Referrals
Interested in the WIC Program?
The North Carolina WIC Program is available statewide through county health departments, community and rural health centers, and community action agencies that provide WIC Program services. Find the WIC Program in your county or complete the North Carolina WIC Referral Form for more information.