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JACKSON – WIC – the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children – provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and community resources to participants.

The Northampton County WIC Office has moved. The new address is Old County Administration Building, 9467 NC Highway 305, Jackson, beside the Health Department.

Interested persons may apply for the WIC Program from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday.

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 their 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.

For more information about WIC or to make an appointment visit the Northampton County WIC Office, call 252-534-5841 or visit www.ncdhhs.gov/ncwic.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.