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About WIC

Allen County WIC

2138 Allentown Rd
Lima, Ohio 45805

Phone: 419-224-8200

Hours: Monday-Friday
8:00am-4:30pm
(closed holidays)

Reloads and food package changes available 10am to 3pm.

What is WIC?

WIC is a nutrition education program. WIC provides nutritious foods that promote good health for pregnant women, women who just had a baby, breastfeeding moms, infants, and children up to age 5.

Who is eligible for WIC?

  • Pregnant Women
  • Breastfeeding Women (up to 1 year)
  • Postpartum Women (up to 6 months)
  • Infants
  • Children Under 5

To qualify for services you must:

  • Live in Ohio
  • Meet WIC Income Guidelines
  • Have certain nutritional or health risks

What does WIC provide?

  • Nutrition education and support
  • Breastfeeding education and support
  • Referral for health care
  • Immunization screening and referral
  • Supplemental foods such as:
    • Cereal
    • Eggs
    • Milk
    • Whole-grain foods
    • Fruits and vegetables
    • Infant Formula

USDA is an equal opportunity provider.

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.