WIC Program Provides Assistance for Eligible Women, Infants & Children (2024 Release)

Press Release (03-18-2024)

Macon County Public Health

WIC PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR ELIGIBLE WOMEN, INFANTS & CHILDREN

Franklin, NC – WIC or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program provides supplemental nutritious foods, infant formula, nutrition education, breastfeeding support and referrals to health care and community resources.  The WIC program is available at Macon County Public Health, 1830 Lakeside Drive, Franklin, NC.  You may apply for the WIC Program Monday-Friday from 8:00 am-5:00 pm.

To be eligible a person must:

• Be a pregnant woman; a breastfeeding woman who has had a baby in the last 12 months; a woman who has been pregnant in the last six months; an infant; or a child up to the fifth birthday;

• Reside in North Carolina;

• Meet income eligibility scale – the gross annual household income cannot exceed 185% of the Federal poverty income guidelines – All Medicaid, Food and Nutrition Services (SNAP) and Work First Recipients meet the WIC income eligibility criteria; and

• Have a nutritional need determined by the WIC Nutritionist.

For more information about WIC or to make an appointment please visit Macon County Public Health located at 1830 Lakeside Drive, Franklin, NC, or call 828-349-2453 or email [email protected].  

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/ad-3027.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:

             [email protected]

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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