WIC is a federally funded program that nourishes more than 11,000 women, 15,000 infants and 33,000 children each day in Connecticut. The programs goals are to prevent health problems and improve nutrition. WIC provides vouchers for specific foods--milk, cheeses, eggs, fruit juice, dried beans and peas, peanut butter, and iron fortified cereal and infant formula. Eligible participants enroll in the program at their local WIC office, like the one at Saint Raphael's, which serves more than 2,500 clients in Greater New Haven. WIC does more than just supply nutritious foods. It also provides individual counseling and group classes. Mothers learn about good nutrition during pregnancy, while breast-feeding, and throughout early childhood. They also learn about the dangers of substance abuse and the importance of health care and immunizations.

To be eligible, participants must meeting medical need or income criteria. For more information on Saint Raphael's WIC program, please call (203) 789-3563.   This page was last updated on 04/23/2001