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Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, better known as the WIC Program, provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, nutrition education, and breastfeeding promotion and support to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.Īn eWIC card to buy healthy food for you or your children.Ĭivil rights law and U.S. To see what is needed for your upcoming appointment, visit the WICShopper app My Appointment button or contact your local WIC office. All WIC offices are currently open with flexible appointment options including phone, video conference, online and in-person appointments. The Connecticut WIC Program is here to support you. For recipe ideas go to the Yummy Recipes tab on the WICShopper app. For questions about the extra fruit and vegetable benefit call your WIC office. Reminder: WIC benefits are good for 30 days and do not roll over into the next month if unused. The extra benefits are good for this limited time only so make sure to use all your benefits before they expire. $47 per month for fully or partially breastfeeding participant $43 per month for pregnant, postpartum, and some partially breastfeeding participants $24 per month for each child over 12 months of age The amount of fruit and vegetable benefit you or your child receives depends on your category. The temporary enhanced fruit and vegetable benefit for WIC participants over the age of 1 has been extended.Įligible WIC participants will receive the temporary enhanced fruit and vegetable benefits in December, January, February, and March. WIC’s fruit and vegetable enhanced benefit gets an extension!

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