{"id":470,"date":"2025-05-02T14:50:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/?page_id=470"},"modified":"2025-05-02T15:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:43:10","slug":"wic-women-infants-and-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/wic-women-infants-and-children\/","title":{"rendered":"WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The WIC program is funded through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and operated in Virginia through the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). The goal of the program is to improve the health of applicants who meet categorical, residential, income, and nutritional risk requirements including pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children (up to age 5) by providing breastfeeding support, nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to community services and health care.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/04\/wic02-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"171\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Services include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personalized nutritional assessments and education for women, infants &amp; children (birth to age 5)<\/li>\n<li>Breastfeeding support &amp; education<\/li>\n<li>Immunization screening<\/li>\n<li>Referrals to community service providers (i.e: Social Services)<\/li>\n<li>Electric breast pumps (these are available on loan to WIC breastfeeding women)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be a Virginia resident<\/li>\n<li>Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding within one year of delivery, or non-breastfeeding within 6 months of delivery<\/li>\n<li>Infants &amp; children up to age 5<\/li>\n<li>Financially eligible (i.e.: Medicaid, TANF, SNAP, low-income based on family size &amp; gross earning, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To schedule an appointment, please call the WIC office and leave a message during clinic hours. Your call will be returned as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<li>To apply online, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myvawic.org\/\">VA WIC website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Apply in person at any of the following locations:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halifax WIC Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1030 Cowford RD<\/p>\n<p>Halifax, VA 24558<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone: <\/strong>434-476-4863 ex 110<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fax:<\/strong>\u00a0434-476-4869<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday- Thursday<\/strong> 8 a.m. -5 p.m. (closed for lunch 1 p.m.-2 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> Wednesday<\/strong> Late clinic 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fridays<\/strong> 7 a.m. -4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mecklenburg WIC Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>478 Washington St<\/p>\n<p>Boydton, VA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 434-738-0001<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fax:<\/strong>\u00a0434- 738-6170<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday-Thursday<\/strong> 8 a.m. -5 p.m. (closed for lunch 1 p.m. -2 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Tuesday<\/strong> Late clinic 9 a.m. -6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fridays<\/strong> 7 a.m. -4 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Brunswick WIC Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1632 Lawrenceville Plank RD<\/p>\n<p>Lawrenceville, VA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Phone- 434-848-2525<\/p>\n<p>Fax 434-848-2235<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Monday 8 a.m. -5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Thursdays 8 a.m. -5 p.m. (closed for lunch 1 p.m. -2 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>USDA Nondiscrimination Statement:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wic\/usda-nondiscrimination-statement\/\">https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wic\/usda-nondiscrimination-statement\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goal The WIC program is funded through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and operated in Virginia through the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). 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