Lenoir– WIC or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and community resources to participants. The WIC Program is available at Caldwell County WIC. You may apply for the WIC Program on Monday-Thursday from 7:30am-5:00pm and 7:30am-11:30am on Fridays.  

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 had a baby in the last six months; an infant; or a child up to the fifth birthday;  
• Reside in North Carolina;  
• Meet income eligibility requirements: The gross annual household income cannot exceed 185% of the Federal poverty income guidelines; All Medicaid, Food and Nutrition Services (food stamps) and Work First recipients meet the WIC income eligibility criteria; and  
• Have an identified nutritional risk as determined by a health professional.  

WIC Program Provides Assistance  

For more information about WIC or to make an appointment, visit Caldwell County WIC, 2345 Morganton Blvd, Lenoir NC 28645, call 828-426-8407, or visit www.ncdhhs.gov/ncwic. 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.