WIC is a federally-funded program that provides food checks, nutrition counseling, and community referrals to pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants and children under five years of age in Clark, Scott and Jackson counties.

WIC is designed to improve fetal development, reduce the incidence of low birth weight and premature births, reduce maternal and childhood anemia, and promote breast feeding.

For more information call (812) 288-4304

A WIC Success Story

Economically, WIC is a financial lifesaver for Kayla, her husband, and their two children, Braxton (2) and Mason (9 months). With infant formula costing almost $13 a can (one can is consumed every four days per child), without WIC’s help Kayla’s family would have a $200 monthly bill for formula alone.

But WIC does more for Kayla’s family than helping out financially. Her oldest son, Braxton, received a routine check-up during a WIC visit when a New Hope professional discovered a potentially fatal low iron level in s blood. Braxton registered a dismal, lifethreatening 2.4 iron level, compared to a “normal” reading of 14. Kayla immediately went to Scott County Memorial Hospital and was transferred to Kosair Children’s Hospital for emergency treatment.

When Braxton was released from the hospital, WIC professionals worked with Kayla to create an iron-rich diet to get Braxton on the road to health.

“The program is excellent. Anything I need, I just call WIC to help me. How can I thank someone for saving my child’s life? I don’t know, but I try to do so every day.”

“I always recommend New Hope’s WIC program to all my friends”