Getting Care
WIC Programs:
- Personalized nutrition consultations
- Checks to buy free, healthy food
- Tuna
- Tips for eating well to improve health
- Referrals for medical and dental care, health insurance, child care, housing and fuel assistance, and other services that can benefit the whole family
- Immunization screening and referral
- Breastfeeding support
- Nutrition and health workshops on a variety of topics including:
- meal planning
- maintaining a healthy weight
- picky eaters
- caring for a new baby, and
- shopping on a budget
WIC Checks
WIC checks are easy to use. Just take them with you when you go food shopping and use them to get free healthy food, including:
- Milk
- Eggs
- Cereal
- Fruit Juice
- Cheese
- Infant Formula
- Carrots
- Peanut Butter
- Dried Beans/Peas
- Tuna
WIC Clients:
WIC is for all kinds of families: married and single parents, working or not working. If you are a father, mother, grandparent, foster parent or other legal guardian of a child under 5, you can apply for WIC for your child.
You can participate in WIC if you:
- Live in Massachusetts
- Have a nutritional need (WIC staff can help you determine this)
- Are a child under 5, or a pregnant or breastfeeding woman, and
- Have a family income less than WIC guidelines
WIC welcomes men!
WIC recognizes the important role that fathers, grandparents, stepparents, and other guardians play in caring for kids. Fathers and other caregivers of kids under 5 are encouraged to enroll and bring kids to appointments, attend nutrition and health workshops, and use WIC checks in grocery stores.