Finger Lakes WIC Program

(Women, Infants, and Children)

Finger Lakes WIC operates out of the Canandaigua office and provides services in many locations throughout Ontario, Wayne, Yates, Seneca and Eastern Monroe Counties (see below for towns where WIC clinics are held).

 

SPCC Finger Lakes WIC 79 South Main Street Canandaigua, NY 14424  Phone:   585.394.9240 Toll-free  1.888.942.6886 Fax:   585.394.9285 Email:  cwalton@spcc-roch.org

WIC Serves: Pregnant women Breastfeeding women Postpartum women (until baby is 6 months old) Infants and Children up to 5 years old.

 

 

 

WIC offers nutrition education, general health education, and breastfeeding support. WIC checks for specific food items are provided at each appointment and can be redeemed at contracted grocery stores.  WIC foods include milk, juice, cereal, cheese, peanut butter, dried peas/beans, and eggs.  Infant formula is available for those who supplement breastfeeding or choose not to breastfeed.  Tunafish, carrots and extra foods are added to the food package for breastfeeding women.     

Nutritionists/dietitians provide nutrition/health assessments and counseling.  Referrals to other community health and human service agencies are provided as needed.  Several Certified Lactation Counselors and Breastfeeding Peer Counselors are on staff to offer breastfeeding support.  Hospital grade Electric breast pumps are available at no charge to enrolled breastfeeding women on a limited basis.  Manual breast pumps are also available to women when considered necessary.   

WIC has been shown to improve the health of pregnant women, new mothers and their infants and children. The foods provided through WIC are a good source of essential nutrients that are often missing from the diets of women and young children. WIC participants have longer healthier pregnancies and fewer premature births. 

Finger Lakes WIC clinics are located in the following locations:

	Canandaigua	Newark
	Geneva	Lyons
	Penn Yan	Clyde
	Waterloo	Wolcott
	Seneca Falls	Sodus
	Ovid	Williamson
	Fairport	Macedon
	Webster

*Evening and early morning appointments are available to accommodate working families. 
 

Eligible women, infants and children must reside in New York State and meet income eligibility guidelines. Familes enrolled in Medicaid, Food Stamps, TANF, Head Start, or Free/Reduced Price School Lunch are automatically income eligible for WIC. See the table below for income guidelines.

NEW YORK STATE WIC INCOME GUIDELINES
Effective April  2008-June 2009
Gross Income

(Pregnant women count as family of 2)

The FINGER LAKES WIC PROGRAM is funded by: