WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN PROGRAM (WIC) | OPERATION THRESHOLD

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - better known as the WIC program - serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care.

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Physical Address

1535 Lafayette Street, Waterloo, IA 50703

Hours

Mon 7:30 am - 6 pm; Tue 7:30 am - 6 pm; Wed 7:30 am - 6 pm; Thu 7:30 am - 6 pm;

Fax

(319) 235-5365

Application process

Call for information

Fee

None

Required documents

Call for information

Eligibility

Must meet income eligibility, open to pregnant women (during pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after the birth of an infant or the end of the pregnancy), postpartum (up to six months after the birth of the infant or the end of the pregnancy), breastfeeding (up to the infant's first birthday), Infants (up to the infant's first birthday), Children (up to the child's fifth birthday)

Languages

Bosnian, English, Spanish

Service area

Grundy County, Iowa Black Hawk County, Iowa Bremer County, Iowa Buchanan County, Iowa

Agency info

OPERATION THRESHOLD

Provides assistance for basic needs.