Women, Infants and Children Program

WIC is the special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. WIC provides food checks for milk, cheese ,eggs, fruit juice, dried beans or peas, peanut butter, iron fortified cereals and iron fortified infant formula. WIC also provides nutrition education through individual counseling and group classes. To be eligible, you must meet financial guidelines and have a medical or nutritional need.

There are four full time WIC offices in New Haven located at:
The Hospital of Saint Raphael (203) 789-3563
Yale New Haven Hospital (203) 688-5150
Hill Health Center (203) 503-3080
Fair Haven Community Health Center (203) 773-5007

The WIC Program also comes to Branford three times a month. Call the East Shore District Health Department at (203) 481-4233 for more information and events calendar for dates, times and locations.



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    • East Shore District Health Department
    Email:info@esdhd.org | 14 Business Park Drive | Branford, CT 06405 | Phone (203) 481-4233 Fax (203) 483-6894