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Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)

The WIC Program is a supplemental food and nutrition education program that serves pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum women, infants, and children up to the age of five. To be eligible, the applicant must be a resident of New York State and have a household income of less than 185% of the poverty level. To learn more  about the WIC Program, please click here. 

For Monroe County WIC site locations and hours click here.

(WIC) provides nutritious foods, including low-fat or fat-free milk, cheese, eggs, whole grains, peanut butter/beans, vegetables and fruits. WIC strongly promotes breastfeeding as the best way to feed your baby. Breastfeeding support is available through our WIC Nutritionists and the Peer Counselor Program (753-5640). Formula is also available for infants who are either partially breastfed or fully formula fed. For more information on breastfeeding, please click here.

WIC has been shown to improve the health of pregnant women, new mothers and their infants and children. The foods provided through WIC are a good source of essential nutrients that are often missing from the diets of women and young children. Pregnant women on WIC have longer healthier pregnancies and fewer premature births.

If you would like to apply for WIC, please call the Monroe County WIC Program at 753-4942. You can also apply here.

You can print the forms you will need by clicking on the links below. Forms can be submitted by FAX at 225-0047.

• Medical Referral Form for Women, Infants, and Children
• If you are currently on WIC and must request a medically prescribed WIC approved formula for your infant/child, click here to print the required form and have your doctor complete it.
• To see what foods are allowable to purchase with your e-WIC benefits card, click here.
• For a list of stores that accept WIC, click here, scroll down for Monroe County stores.
• If you are looking for a Health Care Provider, click here and select the type of provider needed.
• If you want information on Chemical Dependency/Gambling Treatment programs, click here

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