WIC is a nutrition program that helps mothers and young children eat well and stay healthy. WIC services available include nutrition and health education, vouchers to buy healthy foods for mothers and their children, personal counseling about nutrition, support and help with breast-feeding, and referrals to other health programs for families. Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or whose pregnancy recently ended, infants under 12 months of age, and children under 5 years of age may participate in the program if they meet the following criteria:
- Must live, work, or receive medical care in the State of Missouri;
- Must meet a nutritional risk factor(s) as determined by the Missouri WIC program;
- Must meet current income guidelines CLICK HERE
Food packages are designed around the health risk assigned at certification or recertification. Adult women and children 1-5 years are provided food packages containing milk, cheese, eggs, cereal, juices, beans or peanut butter. The infant packages provide cereal starting at 4 months, and juices starting at 6 months. Mothers of infants are given guidance and encouraged to breastfeed, those who don’t are provided formula. We do not provide any other forms of baby foods. We do provide special types of formulas, which require a doctor's prescription authorization.
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the link below for the State of Missouri WIC website:
http://www.health.state.mo.us/wic
In order to accommodate the expanding needs of our community, our office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Certification, new clients, recertifications, clients already on the program, and checks are scheduled by appointments. Participants do no have to be a Buchanan County resident to receive WIC services from our agency. We are located at the Patee Market, 904 South 10th Street. You can contact the St. Joseph Buchanan County WIC Department at 816-271-4723 or the state WIC office at 1-800-392-8209. Interpreting services are available, please request when scheduling appointment.
WIC Participants with questions may contact the St. Joseph/Buchanan County Health Department WIC provider at 271-4723 or the state WIC office at 800-392-8209 with any questions.
