WIC

The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program is a public health nutrition service helping families access the healthy foods they need, and so much more! 

WIC provides:
- Benefits to buy healthy foods, like whole grains, milk, fruits, and vegetables.
- Answers to your questions about nutrition, exercise, feeding your kids, prenatal care, and more.
- Breastfeeding help and breast pumps for moms who need them.
- Classes on a variety of health and parenting topics.
- Information on other services in your community.

To get help from WIC, you must:
- Live in Oregon.
- Be pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding, or have a child under the age of 5 in your care
- Meet the Oregon WIC income guidelines, with a household income less than 185% below the federal poverty limit (Learn more here). 

To get started, contact us and let us know you'd like to make an appointment by:
- Calling us at (503) 588-5057
- Emailing us at wic@co.marion.or.us
- Texting "marion" to 20121 to start a conversation with a Marion County WIC team member
- Stopping by a WIC office and scheduling an appointment at the front desk