Women, Infants & Children Services

If you are eligible, you will receive checks to use at your local store to get healthy foods. If you do not live near a store, WIC will mail your items. WIC provides foods that are rich in protein, calcium, iron and vitamins A, C, and D.

WIC Foods

Fully breastfeeding mothers	Pregnant & postpartum women	Infants	Children up to 5 years
Milk Cheese Eggs Peanut butter Beans Fruit juice Iron-fortified cereal Canned fish Carrots Fruits and vegetables Whole grains	Milk Cheese Eggs Peanut butter Beans Fruit juice Iron-fortified cereal Fruit	Formula* Cereal Fruits and vegetables Meats**	Fruit juice Milk Cheese Eggs Peanut butter Beans Fruit juice Iron-fortified cereal Fruits and vegetables Whole grains

*For infants who are not breastfeeding
**For fully breastfed infants only

Nutrition Information

WIC provides information based on clients' expressed interests and needs about nutrition and health to help families eat well and be healthy.

Breastfeeding Information and Support

WIC supports and encourages women to breastfeed by providing:

Support and education for successful initiation;
support, counseling and needed referrals to extend breastfeeding duration;
manual or electric breast pumps as needed and available;
free access to our breastfeeding peer counselors and 24-hour warm line in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka.

Referrals

WIC offers assistance finding health care and other community services.

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