Purpose
The Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program is a federally funded program designed to provide nutritious food and nutrition education to low income pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding women; infants and children to age five. Breastfeeding support is available from a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor or Lactation Educator.
Find out more informatin about WIC by watching the following program, “Saving the Children: The Story of WIC,” done by the Maryland WIC Program and National WIC Association. There are three versions on YouTube:
The Story of WIC – part 1 – 10 minutes
The Story of WIC – part 2 – 13 minutes
Availability
There are two locations to access WIC services – The Stanly Commons in Albemarle and West Stanly Christian Ministries in Stanfield.
WIC services are available at the Stanly Commons (1000 N. First St., Suite 3, Albemarle) Monday through Thursday 8:30am-12noon and 1:00pm-4:00pm and Friday 8:30am -12noon and 1:00pm-3:00pm. Please note that the Albemarle WIC office is closed from 12noon -1:00pm every day for lunch.
WIC services are available at the West Stanly Christian Ministries location in Stanfield (211 W. Stanly St., Stanfield) every Tuesday 9am-4pm. (Due to COVID-19 pandemic, WIC services are not currently available at West Stanly Christian Ministries location.)
Certifications are by appointment only. To make an appointment for the Albemarle or Stanfield location, call 704-986-3003 or 704-986-3004. Call Monday-Friday beginning at 8:00am to schedule an appointment for certification. No appointment is needed for pick-ups.
Eligibility
Women, infants and children (up to five years old) must meet medical and income criteria.
Contact
To make an appointment for certification, call 704-986-3003 or 704-986-3004 Monday-Friday beginning at 8:00am.
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In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request Chapter 4: CIVIL RIGHTS 4 Section 2: PUBLIC NOTIFICATION NC WIC Program Manual October 2016 a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: [email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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En acuerdo con la Ley Federal de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de EE.UU. y los reglamentos y políticas de derechos civiles, El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos, sus agencias, oficinas y empleados, y a las instituciones que participan en la administración de programas o USDA tienen prohibido discriminar basándose en la raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad, edad o de represalia o venganza por derechos civiles previa actividad en cualquier programa o actividad realizada o financiada por el USDA.
Las personas con discapacidades que necesitan medios alternativos de comunicación para obtener información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letras grandes, cintas de audio y el lenguaje de señas americano, etc.), debe ponerse en contacto con la Agencia (Estatal o local) donde se aplica para los beneficios. Las personas sordas, con deficiencias auditivas o tienen discapacidades del habla pueden ponerse en contacto con el USDA a través del servicio de retransmisión Federal al (800) 877-8339. Además, la información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas aparte del inglés.
Para presentar una queja de discriminación, complete el formulario de queja del Programa USDA Discriminación (AD-3027) que se encuentra en línea en: http://ww.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing _cust.html, y en cualquier oficina del USDA, o escribir una carta dirigida a la USDA y proporcionar en la carta toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de reclamación, llame al (866) 632-9992. Envíe el formulario o una carta al USDA por:
(1)Correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2)Fax: (202) 690-7442 o
(3)Email: [email protected]
Esta institución es un proveedor de igualdad de oportunidades.
