WIC (Women, Infants, Children)

• Milk, fruits and vegetables and whole grains
• Iron fortified infant formula
• Jarred baby fruits, vegetables and meats are also available for infants in certain age ranges

• WIC also offers nutrition education support. We can provide items like kid-friendly recipes, tips for feeding your children and other ideas on how you can improve the health of your family 

• Our WIC office has a dietitian that you can schedule one-on-one appointments with and can help you with specific nutritional concerns you have for yourself or your family 
• We have breastfeeding experts that can help you with troubleshooting feeding difficulties, provide information and resources about breastfeeding after going back to work or school and can help provide breast pumps

• Our WIC office provides health screening measurements like height, weight and hemoglobin levels to help keep your family healthy
• We can also provide referrals to other programs, such as SNAP, local food pantries, dental care, and other medical/health care locations

You can call our WIC office at 509-886-6408 and let our staff know you are interested in signing up for WIC benefits

• Office Hours: 9am to 5pm (Monday through Thursday)
• Email WIC staff at wic@cdhd.wa.gov‍
• Fax WIC Referral Form to 509-343-3241 OR submit online referral form.

Chelan-Douglas Health District
200 Valley Mall Parkway
East Wenatchee, WA 98802

Now serving Leavenworth!
817 Commercial Street
Leavenworth, WA 98826

• Throughout pregnancy
• Six months after pregnancy if not breastfeeding
• Women for 1 year after pregnancy if breastfeeding
• Children until the age of 5

• Any grocery store that accepts WIC benefits; most major grocery store chains do accept WIC benefits
• Ensure that foods are WIC approved by using the WIC Shopper App‍

• YES! Online pickup orders are now available in Washington State through Walmart.

• We offer breastfeeding support, nutrition education, offer breast pumps for moms who may need them and we provide health screenings and referrals if indicated

• Recent updates
  
  • You can now shop online at Walmart with your benefits
  • Canned fish is now included in your monthly benefits
• WIC has EBT cards (WIC no longer paper checks)
• Farmers Market Benefits
  
  • From June to October, Farmers Market Nutrition Program WIC benefits are offered to participants to promote increased fruit and vegetable consumption. Families using WIC can receive up to $90 extra dollars to spend at the Farmers Market to purchase fruits and vegetables! 

• WIC Health Online - https://www.wichealth.org/Member/Home/Index
  
  • Call WIC staff to receive your family ID in order to register and use this to complete nutrition education online! 
  • You can also find recipes on WIC Health Online that can help you use your WIC Benefits to the fullest
• Breastfeeding Support
  
  • Participants can receive education, information and support to help in a successful breastfeeding experience for both parent and baby. 
    
    • Learn why breastfeeding is important 
    • Discuss management techniques for going back to work or school while still continuing to breastfeed
    • WIC also has electric breast pumps and manual breast pumps for free available for WIC clients