Description:Finger Lakes WIC provides nutrition education and supplemental foods for children aged from birth to five years, and also to women who are pre-natal, breast feeding or postpartum.
The agency address smoking, alcohol, pregnancy, breast feeding, infant feeding, children and women's nutrition issues.
Services can be accessed by calling (888)942-6886 toll-free, or (585)394-9285. Individuals can call the office directly for an appointment. WIC also receives referrals from health care providers and other community agencies.
Cost: There is no charge to participants in the program, but they must meet income guidelines to qualify.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some evening hours are available; contact the office for more information.
Area Served: Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Yates and a portion of Monroe County.
Agency Mission: To improve the nutrition and health status of eligible populations (pregnancy, postpartum and breast feeding women, infants and children) through the provision of nutritious foods, nutrition/health education and linkages with health and human services.
Service Area: Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Wayne and Eastern Monroe Counties.
Populations Served: Pregnant, postpartum and breast feeding women, infants and children less than 5 yeas of age; participants must meet income guidelines. Income must be less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level.
WIC clinics are held in Canandaigua, Geneva, Penn Yan, Waterloo, Seneca Falls, Ovid, Newark, Clyde, Lyons, Wolcott, Sodus, Williamson, Fairport and Webster.