Dixon WIC Program

The Illinois Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are determined to be at nutritional risk. To be fully eligible for the WIC program, applicants must be determined by a health professional, at no cost, to be at nutritional risk (i.e., have certain medical-based or diet-based risk conditions). Services available include: Personalized nutrition consultations, Checks to buy free, healthy food, Tips for eating well to improve health, Referrals for medical and dental care, childhood lead screening, health insurance, child care, housing and fuel assistance, and other services that can benefit the whole family.