Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)

Announcement: Temporary increase in Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Cash Value Benefits.

Through June 30, 2022, for all women and children participants, the Cash Value Benefit is:

  • Children - $25
  • Pregnant and Postpartum - $44
  • Fully and Partially Breastfeeding (BF) - $49
  • Exclusively BF multiples from the same pregnancy - $73.50

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - better known as the WIC Program - serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care.

Contact Us

  1. Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)

    Email the WIC Team

    Physical Address
    310 E Torrance Ave
    Pontiac, IL 61764

    Mailing Address
    310 E Torrance Avenue
    Pontiac, IL 61764

    Phone: : 815-842-5913
    Fax: : 815-844-3791

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Eligibility Guidelines

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be: 

  • A resident of the state of Illinois
  • A pregnant, breastfeeding and/or postpartum woman
  • An infant or child up to 5 years of age and
  • Individually determined by a health professional to be at nutrition risk. 

You can complete this short pre-screening tool to determine whether you are eligible for WIC benefits.

Learn more about WIC by visiting Illinois Department of Human Services WIC site. 

WIC Breastfeeding Support

The WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor program is intended to improve breastfeeding initiation and duration rates, reduce infant mortality, long term health benefits of women, infants and children, and to reduce the incidence of obesity in childhood and later life.

The program provides specialized breastfeeding education, encouragement and support to pregnant and breastfeeding women. Peer counselors do on-site counseling and education, home visits, telephone consultations, hospital visits, and lead support groups. Peer counselors also assist participants with breast pump use and provide outreach to hospitals and physicians on breastfeeding services offered.

For questions regarding WIC benefits and peer support for breastfeeding, give us a call at 815-842-5913.

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted 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; or
  2.    fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3.    email: Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.