Those mothers and caregivers who choose to bottle-feed their infants will receive the WIC contract formula.Meets the third Thursday of every month from 10:00 - 11:30am in the health department's first floor Auditorium.Bring your baby and join us for some mother-to-mother talk. This is a series meeting for pregnant women and mothers looking for breastfeeding information and support.La Leche League meetings at the Vero Beach WIC Office: WIC staff are available to support breastfeeding mothers. The WIC program strongly encourages breastfeeding as the best method of infant feeding and nurturing.WIC provides milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt, cereal, juice, whole grains, dried/canned beans, peanut butter, fruit and vegetables. Florida WIC clients use a WIC EBT card to purchase WIC approved foods at authorized WIC grocery stores.To find out if you may be eligible for WIC benefits, visit the USDA's webpage on WIC eligibility. Standards for eligibility and participation in the WIC Program are the same for everyone, regardless of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability.

You must have a nutrition-related need, which will be determined by WIC staff.Applicants might also be income eligible for WIC if they or other persons in their household are currently receiving Medicaid, Food Assistance or Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA). The household gross income (before taxes and deductions) must not exceed 185% of the U.S. You must meet certain income requirements.You must be a pregnant woman, a woman who has recently been pregnant, a breastfeeding mother of an infant, an infant, or a child under five years old.The WIC program provides the following at no cost to the participant: healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals for health care and community services.

WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding an infant, women who have just had a baby, and infants and children up to 5 years of age. Please visit our information page for a listing of updated service delivery.

Please call the WIC office at 77 for more information regarding service delivery, Monday through Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM Due to COVID-19, delivery of some services has changed. WIC Program WIC services are provided by appointment.

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