WIC provides good food and a whole lot more!
WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. This public health program is designed to improve health outcomes and influence lifetime nutrition and health behaviors in a targeted, at-risk population. Nutrition education is the cornerstone of the WIC Program. WIC provides participants with benefits to purchase specific foods to supplement diets lacking in the nutrients needed during critical times of growth and development. Supplemental foods provided are tailored to the individual's needs and nutrition risks. Currently over 21,000 participants per month receive WIC benefits through 27 local WIC Programs (including seven Indian Reservations) in Montana.
The Montana WIC Program provides low income, pregnant, lactating and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five, at nutrition risk, with:
- Nutrition information and tips for eating well to improve health.
- Breastfeeding promotion and support.
- Health and social service referrals.
- Benefits to buy healthy foods.
Montana WIC Program1400 Broadway, Cogswell Bldg. C305
PO Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
Telephone: 800-433-4298 or (406) 444-5533
