The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federal nutrition education program conducted through the Ohio Department of Health. WIC provides supplemental foods which promote good health for pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five.

The WIC team is here to help you grow a healthy family through nutrition education, supplemental health foods, breastfeeding support, and connections to other health resources.

Participants must be income-eligible, have nutritional need, and live in Ohio. Find income guidelines here and here. 

WIC participants must also be one of the following:

• Pregnant women
• Postpartum women, up to 6 months postpartum
• Breastfeeding women, up to 12 months postpartum
• Infants and children up to 5 years old

To confirm eligibility, give us a call at 440-323-7320. Or, for assistance in Spanish, call 440-240-8916.

• WIC is a supplemental nutrition program - this means that WIC does not provide all of the food that you need. WIC only supplements what you are already buying with nutritous foods.
  • Children over the age of 1, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and postpartum women can receive milk, eggs, peanut butter and/or beans, fruits and vegetables, juice, cereals, and whole grain items. 
  • Infants can receive breastfeeding support and/or formula. Infants over 6 months old can also receive baby food and baby cereal.
  • Authorized foods, formulas, and vendors can be found here.
• WIC provides nutrition counseling for yourself and child
• What is WIC worth?
• Referrals for yourself and your family to other resources
• Breastfeeding support

For full appointments, you must bring:

• WIC Card (know the PIN number!)
• All Participants (infant, children, etc.)
• Proof of Identification (Driver's License, State ID, Birth Certificate, etc.)
• Proof of Income (state medical card, check stubs, child support, SSI/SSD, W2s, etc.)
• Proof of Address (utility bill, check stub, ID, etc.)
• Proof of Pregnancy (if applicable)

For card load appointments, you must bring:

• WIC Card (know the PIN number!)
• Proof of Identification (Driver's License, State ID, Birth Certificate, etc.)

Call WIC at 440-323-7320, if you have questions.  Please reschedule if you are sick. 

 At your first WIC appointment we will:

• Check your eligibility
• Explain the program
• Measure height, weight, and iron (if applicable) of participants
• Give nutrition counseling and nutrition education
• Offer breastfeeding support

Schedule an appointment or ask us a question by giving us a call.

• Phone: 440-323-7320
• For assistance in Spanish: 440-240-8916
• Fax: 440-406-3150

We have two WIC clinics in Lorain County! 

9880 Murray Ridge Rd, Elyria, OH 44035 - Enter Lorain County Public Health, first floor. 

2001 Cooper Foster Park Rd, Amherst, OH 44001 - Enter from the parking lot, middle door.