Access Community Action Agency WIC Program

Services offered

Nutrition education through consultations with a nutritionist

Breastfeeding education and assistance through consultations with a lactation consultant

Vouchers for the purchase of supplemental healthy foods. Infant formula supplements are also provided for babies who are formula fed

Referrals for health care and other social services

About this clinic

WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, offered by the CT Department of Public Health and administered locally throughout Northeast Connecticut by Access Community Action Agency. WIC provides nutrition and breastfeeding education and assistance to women prenatally and up to one year after giving birth, and nutrition assistance to children up to age five.

Type: Clinic/Application Site

WIC foods: Eggs; Milk; Cheese; Tofu; Cereal; Fruit/Vegetable Juice; Baby Foods in Jars; Infant Formula; Infant Cereal; Fruits; Vegetables; Bread/Grain: 100% Whole Wheat Bread, Whole Grain Bread, Whole Wheat Tortillas, Corn Tortillas, Brown Rice, 100% Whole Wheat Pasta/Macaroni Products; Peanut Butter; Beans; Peas; Lentils; Canned Fish

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