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Women, Infants, and Children

What is WIC?

WIC is The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and administered through the Virgin Islands Department of Health.  It is considered a preventive health program or ‘an adjunct to good health care’, as it promotes health to moms and children through good nutrition, breastfeeding promotion and support, supplemental foods and access to other health and social services.

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How Does WIC work?


By Providing:

  • Nutrition education and counseling
  • Breastfeeding support, since WIC promotes breastfeeding as the optimum way to feed a baby
  • Referrals to health and other social services
  • Free Healthy Foods
Nutrition Information
What do you need to qualify?


Proof of your income (income (e.g. check stub, SNAP letter, MAP card)                  

  • Proof that you live within the Virgin Islands (e.g. valid VI ID, rent receipt)
  • Proof of your identity (e.g. valid picture ID, birth certificate)     
  • A nutrition or health risk (e.g. underweight, overweight, anemia, poor diet)
What foods do we offer?

  • Low Fat Milk
  • Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
  • Whole Grain Bread
  • Beans
  • Cheese
  • Eggs
  • Fruit Juice
  • Cereal
  • Peanut Butter
  • Canned Fish for Breastfeeding Women
  • Baby Food
  • Formula* (when moms are unable to breastfeed)
  • Other Prescribed Foods

VI WIC is eWIC!

See how to use the
eWIC app here.

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Who is Eligible?


The following are eligible:

  • Pregnant Women
  • Breastfeeding Women
  • Women who just had a baby
  • Infants
  • Children Under 5 years who live in low to middle income families
See if you qualify


Use the Pre-Screening Tool at http://wic.fns.usda.gov/wps/pages/start.jsf to find out if you qualify.

How Do You Contact Us?

   
   St. Croix

  • Charles Harwood Complex (340) 718-1311 x 3750

  • Frederiksted (340) 778-7799 or (340) 778-7799

   St. Thomas

  • Roy L. Schneider Hospital  (340) 776-1770 x 5609

  • East End Tutu Park Mall (340) 775-5922

   St. John

  • Morris DeCastro Clinic (340) 693-8186

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*WIC supports breastfeeding as the best way to feed your baby for as long as you want. Breastmilk can be considered baby’s first form of immunization!  Moms and babies who breastfeed exclusively get more food from WIC.

 

 


For Our Kids' Sake