Nutrition Assistance - Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Provides special supplemental nutrition program, WIC food packages, breastfeeding promotion and support, and farmer’s market nutrition program.
An applicant must be "categorically" eligible. The Indiana WIC Program serves:
Pregnant Women:
Breastfeeding Women (up to baby's 1st birthday):
Non-Breastfeeding Postpartum Women (up to 6 months):
Infants (up to their 1st birthday):
Children (up to their 5th birthday):
An applicant must be "at nutritional risk.
Pregnant Women:
Breastfeeding Women (up to baby's 1st birthday):
Non-Breastfeeding Postpartum Women (up to 6 months):
Infants (up to their 1st birthday):
Children (up to their 5th birthday):
An applicant must be "at nutritional risk.
The specific criteria and parameters that indicate risk are determined by a health and dietary assessment performed by a health professional at the time of certification.:
An applicant must be "income" eligible. Families receiving Medicaid, Food Stamps, and TANF are income eligible for the Indiana WIC Program.:
WIC Services Provided:
Participants receive checks each month that are used to buy specific nutritious foods at grocery stores. WIC food packages are issued to participants based on their nutritional needs. WIC supplements participant's diets with these nutritious foods:
Milk
Cheese
Eggs
Cereal
Juice
Dried or canned beans
Peanut butter
Whole grain bread, tortillas or brown rice
Fresh fruits and vegetables
WIC encourages women to breastfeed as the most nutritious way to feed their babies. Mothers who fully breastfeed their babies are issued a larger food package that includes canned light tuna, pink salmon, or sardines. Totally breastfed babies will receive infant cereal and jars of baby food fruits, vegetables, and meats at six months of age.
Infants who are not breastfed receive supplemental amounts of iron-fortified formula, and beginning at six months of age, they will receive infant cereal and jars of baby food fruits and vegetables.
An applicant must be "income" eligible. Families receiving Medicaid, Food Stamps, and TANF are income eligible for the Indiana WIC Program.:
WIC Services Provided:
Participants receive checks each month that are used to buy specific nutritious foods at grocery stores. WIC food packages are issued to participants based on their nutritional needs. WIC supplements participant's diets with these nutritious foods:
Milk
Cheese
Eggs
Cereal
Juice
Dried or canned beans
Peanut butter
Whole grain bread, tortillas or brown rice
Fresh fruits and vegetables
WIC encourages women to breastfeed as the most nutritious way to feed their babies. Mothers who fully breastfeed their babies are issued a larger food package that includes canned light tuna, pink salmon, or sardines. Totally breastfed babies will receive infant cereal and jars of baby food fruits, vegetables, and meats at six months of age.
Infants who are not breastfed receive supplemental amounts of iron-fortified formula, and beginning at six months of age, they will receive infant cereal and jars of baby food fruits and vegetables.
Resource Date:
January 25, 2024
Location:
La Porte (County)
Resource Type:
Topics:
Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Health / Children's Health, Health / Nutrition & Healthy Eating
Resource Address:
1719 State Street
La Porte, IN 46350
219.326.7565
301 W Homer
Michigan City, IN 46360
219.879.3025
La Porte, IN 46350
219.326.7565
301 W Homer
Michigan City, IN 46360
219.879.3025
URL:
https://www.wicprograms.org/ci/in-laporte
