Finger Lakes WIC Program

(Women, Infants, and Children)

Finger Lakes WIC operates out of offices in Canandaigua, Newark, Waterloo and Penn Yan 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 Program Offices
Canandaigua 79 S. Main St. Canandaigua, NY 14424 Ph: 585-394-9240 Fax: 585-394-9285 Toll-free: 888-942-6886	Newark Cannery Row 513 W. Union St. Newark, NY 14513 Ph: 315-573-7880 Fax: 315-573-7158 Toll-free: 877-310-5938	Waterloo Medical Office Building 367 E. Main St., Suite A Waterloo, NY 13165 Toll-free: 877-310-5938	Penn Yan Medical Arts Building 418 N. Main St., Suite K Penn Yan, NY 14527 Toll-free: 888-942-6886
For more information, please call or email  tlana@fingerlakeswic.org

Finger Lakes WIC clinics are located in the following towns:

	Canandaigua	Newark
	Geneva	Wolcott
	Penn Yan	Sodus
	Waterloo	Webster
	Fairport

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

 

 

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. 

Eligible women, infants and children must reside in New York State and meet income eligibility guidelines.
Many families enrolled in Medicaid, Food Stamps, TANF, are income eligible for WIC.
See the table below for income guidelines.

NEW YORK STATE WIC INCOME GUIDELINES
Effective through June 2012
Gross Income

(Pregnant women count as family of 2)

The FINGER LAKE

This agency is an equal opportunity provider.
The FINGER LAKES WIC PROGRAM is funded by: New York State Department of Health