WIC

WIC is a short-term intervention program designed to influence lifetime nutrition and health behavior in low income women who are pregnant or has given birth to an infant 6 months old or less, and infant and children from birth to 5 years of age who need nutritional support.

WIC is a federally funded program, provided by the USDA, and not only provides supplemental nutritious foods, but also offers a health care aspect. WIC participants are provided nutrition education and services; breastfeeding promotion and education; and access to other educational materials for prenatal and pediatric health-care services.

Attention Laurel County WIC Participants:

At this time, all WIC services are being offered by telephone.  You must call our office for an appointment. We offer same day scheduling and ask that you call the morning of the day you would like to be seen.  You will be provide. Please make sure we have a working number.  We ask that you be readily available to answer the health professional’s call and that you are attentive during the call just as if you were being seen in-person at the WIC Clinic. 

 

THE USE OF WIC WITH GROCERY STORE CURBSIDE PICK-UP SERVICES

WIC Participants may not use their WIC benefits with grocery store curbside pick-up service. This is not allowable per federal regulations at this time.

Per WIC Federal Regulation 246.12(h)(3)(vi) WIC transactions must occur in front of a cashier, therefore online payment is not allowable. In addition, Federal regulations do not allow for any fee to be charged, which is routinely charged by some vendors for curbside pick-up. The WIC Program has been exploring this option on a state and national basis for a few years. At this time, retailers do not have the required infrastructure in place to allow WIC to authorize this service.

1 Month Auto Issuance:

The Kentucky WIC Program continues to automatically issue one month of benefits to the WIC Card for all WIC Participants with an active certification.  If you or your child is due a recertification visit, you must complete the WIC Visit by phone before being issued your benefits. 

WIC Formula Prescriptions (Medical Necessity Forms)

You may drop off your WIC Formula Medical Necessity Form to our office or have your child’s pediatrician fax the form to us.  Once we have the completed form, you will need to call to make appointment with the WIC Nurse by phone for any formula package changes. 

WIC offers an app to simplify your shopping experience. This app is available on both Android and iOS devices.

 

 LAUREL COUNTY WIC VENDORS

 

2023 Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program

2023 Benefits will be distributed on Saturday, July 22nd beginning at 8am.

Location: London-Laurel County Farmers Market

Visit our Facebook Event Page for up-to-date information about the 2023 distribution.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3. email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del

Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA- OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

(1) correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o

(3) correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov

Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.