Community Action Program of Lancaster County

 

Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program for 
Women, Infants and Children

WIC is for:

Pregnant women
Mothers breastfeeding their babies
Mothers who have given birth within the last 6 months
Children under the age of five

WIC provides these foods for eligible women and children:

Milk and cheese for calcium and protein
Fruit and vegetable juices for vitamins
Eggs, peanut butter and dried peas and beans for protein and iron
Iron fortified cereal
infant formula for women who choose not to breastfeed
specialized infant formula for at-risk babies with special nutritional needs

To qualify for WIC, families must meet certain income eligibility guidelines.  Families are provided with monthly checks made out to a conveniently located food store for certain WIC approved foods (see above box).  WIC Clinic sites are located throughout Lancaster City and County.  Call the toll free number below to make an appointment at your nearest WIC clinic.  The main office of the WIC program in Lancaster is located at 601 South Queen Street, Lancaster. 

In Lancaster County, telephone 1.800.732.0018 or 509-3686 for additional information or email us at capwic@2004caplanc.org. In other counties in Pennsylvania, call 1.800.WICWINS or check out the new state website, pawic.com.

Farmer's Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)

The FMNP is associated with the WIC program was established to provide fresh, nutritious unprepared foods (such as fruits and vegetables) from farmers’ markets to women, infants and children who are nutritionally at risk.

The program works much like the WIC program in that it provides vouchers for families to use at certain pre-approved farmer's markets.  The program operates only in the summer months when fresh produce is available in Pennsylvania.

WIC recommends breastfeeding

There are many good reasons for breastfeeding your new born infant and WIC can help you.  We have staff persons who will help you learn about breastfeeding.  You can see a list of good reasons to breastfeed your infant by clicking here.

 

Other Internet Resources
Click here for the Pennsylvania Department of Health information about the WIC Program.
To find out who operates the WIC program in your county in Pennsylvania, click here.
Click here for  access to the interactive food pyramid from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Click here for a link to the USDA Food and Nutrition Center web site.
Check out the La Leche League site for more information about breastfeeding.

 WIC provides these foods exclusively for breast feeding women
Carrots
Beans
Cheese
Juice
Tuna Fish

WIC provides these foods for infants who are not breastfeeding

Iron fortified formula
Iron fortified cereals
Infant juices

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