Missouri WIC

WIC is a supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children.

We want you and your family to eat well and be healthy!

WIC HOURS
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Including: Monday Evenings by Appointment Until 6:00 PM

Where are we located?
Henry County Health Center
111 North Third Street
Clinton, MO 64735

Contact Us
(660)885-8195

 

Who is WIC for?

Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or whose pregnancy recently ended.

Infants under 12 months old.

Children under 5 years old.

 

How can I help the WIC Program work for me?

Keep your WIC appointments. If you can’t keep an appointment, please call your local WIC office right away. The WIC staff works hard to see you at your appointment time, so please try your best to be on time.

Always take your EWIC Card Folder to your WIC appointment with your ID. Take your WIC Approved Food List with you to the store to help you shop.

Buy the correct foods and in the correct amounts with your eWIC card.

WIC foods are to be used for the family member on WIC, not the whole family. Foods cannot be returned to the store for money, given away, or sold to someone else.

Be sure to bring the information that the WIC staff needs when they ask for it (proof of ID, proof of residency and proof of income).

Tell the WIC staff about any changes in your name, address or phone number.

If you are going to move, please notify your WIC staff.

 

What can my family and I get from WIC?

Supplemental foods to keep you and your children healthy.

Nutrition and health education to help you and your children eat well and be healthy.

Personal counseling about nutrition.

Support and help with breast feeding.

Referrals to other health programs for you and your family.

 

What foods are offered by WIC?

Dry or canned beans/legumes or peanut butter

Fresh and/or frozen fruits and vegetables

Whole grain cereal

Whole grain bread, whole wheat or soft corn tortillas, brown rice or whole wheat pasta

Soy milk or tofu (issued to women as preference and children if nutritionally necessary)

Infant foods, cereal, containers of fruits and vegetables, and fresh fruits and vegetables for 9 month old’s and older infants (infant meat for those who qualify)

Milk, yogurt and cheese; Including specialty milk – Lactose free, goat, evaporated, buttermilk, and dry milk (yogurt only for children 2 and over and all women).

Eggs

Juice

Canned fish (for breastfeeding moms)

Welcome to eWIC!

eWIC Shopping:

  1. Review the shopping list provided from your WIC local agency or ask the store for a printout of your benefit balance.
  2. Tell the cashier you are using an eWIC card before items are scanned.
  3. Inform the cashier if you have any coupons you would like to use.
  4. The cashier will ask you to insert your eWIC card, enter your four-digit PIN, and press the enter button on the keypad. * Your eWIC card will be locked after (7) invalid PIN attempts. Visit your local WIC agency to unlock your card.
  5. The WIC-approved food items will be deducted from the eWIC card.
  6. Check the receipt to ensure the items are correctly deducted and press the key to confirm your purchase.
  7. If you purchase non-WIC items, the cashier will ask you how you would like to pay for those items.
  8. When the WIC transaction is complete, you will be promoted to remove your card and a tone or beep will sound.
  9. The cashier will give you a receipt with your remaining balance for the current month.
  10. Make sure you have your eWIC card and receipt when you leave the store.
  11. Unused benefits will not carry over to the next month.

 

A certification period last for one year for infants, children, and some breastfeeding women categories. During the certification period participants will be provided with nutrition education and receive supplemental foods for one, two, or three month periods depending on risk status. There will be a mid-certification in between certification dates where heights, weights, and hemoglobin may be collected and nutrition assessment questions asked.

 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

FNS nutrition assistance programs, State or local agencies, and their subrecipients, must post the following Nondiscrimination Statement:

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) Email: [email protected].

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.