WIC offices are one-stop-shops for healthy and nutritious food vouchers. Each center is filled with a variety of name-brand, affordable, and WIC-approved foods and provides participants with the nutrition education they need to help their families thrive. In addition, each WIC Grocery center is a unique hub in the community, with staff and services available to assist participants beyond their nutritional needs.
The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program safeguards the health of low-income pregnant or postpartum women, breastfeeding women, infants and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and healthcare referrals. WIC is the only federal nutrition program specifically designed to meet the specific health needs of these women and children.
Personalized nutrition education is provided through individual coaching strategies, online seminars and group education sessions to help participants optimize their diets and increase the nutrition value of their family’s meals. These interventions are proven to improve birth outcomes, boost child growth and development, reduce iron deficiency anemia in infants, and connect participants to healthcare.
To be eligible for the Chicago WIC office program, an applicant must meet Categorical, Residential, Income and Nutritional Risk requirements. To learn more about how you can qualify for the program, please visit our How to Apply page.