The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program is here to support the health and well-being of your family.
WIC provides:
- Healthy foods
- Nutrition education
- Breastfeeding support
- Referrals to other health and community services
WIC benefits help families grow strong and stay healthy. Research shows that babies born into WIC families experience better birth outcomes and enjoy improved health throughout early life.
Office Hours
Oneida Vilas WIC Office Hours
🕗 Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Clinic Hours
Rhinelander Office:
📌 100 W Keenan St; Rhinelander, WI 54501
🕗 Tuesday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
🕗 Wednesday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
🕗 Third Tuesday of the month | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Satellite Clinic Hours
Holy Family Catholic Church:
📌 8950 Hwy J; Woodruff, WI 54568
🕗 Second Tuesday of the month | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Vilas County Health Department:
📌 330 Court St; Eagle River, WI 54521
🕗 Third Wednesday of the month | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Contact Us to Schedule an Appointment
📞 Phone: 715-369-6109
📱 Text/Cell: 715-493-0733
📧 Email: [email protected]
Appointments are available in-person or virtually based on your preference.
Interested in WIC?
WIC Benefits
Healthy Foods
Healthy lives start with healthy food. WIC provides all participants with healthy, nutritious foods to supplement their diet. These foods include:
- Fruits and vegetables: fresh, frozen, and canned
- Milk, cheese, and more dairy
- Cereal and other grains
- Peanut butter, beans, and more
- Formula, if needed
Nutrition Education
WIC makes shopping for healthy foods, and eating them, easy. These are a few ways that WIC supports its participants:
- Personalized nutrition counseling
- Prenatal nutrition tips
- Shopping guidance
- Kid-friendly recipes
Breastfeeding Support
There are many benefits to breastfeeding. WIC helps participants figure out how to breastfeed by providing:
- Lactation support and education
- Peer counseling
- Classes and information
Care Beyond WIC
Good health doesn’t stop at healthy food. WIC provides access to many other services, such as:
- Immunizations
- FoodShare
- Medicaid
- BadgerCare Plus
- Wisconsin Works (W-2)
- Head Start
- Birth to Three
- And other healthcare services!
Apply for WIC
Applicants can also check if they qualify by using the WIC Prescreening Tool. Dads, grandparents, foster parents, and other caregivers of children under the age of 5 may also sign children up for WIC.
Current WIC Participants
How to use WIC
Shopping with WIC
WIC makes shopping easy with Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. Watch Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) videos about shopping with your WIC card. The videos include information about benefits (expiration dates, checking your balance, etc.), checking out at the store, how to handle problems when shopping, and what types of foods are allowed.
WIC – approved foods
Only certain foods can be purchased with WIC. You can learn about WIC-approved foods in the Shopping Guide or the video from Wisconsin DHS.
- WIC Shopping Guide (pdf)
- Guía de Compras (pdf)
- WIC Shopper – Foods (video)
- WIC: Alimentos Saludables para su Familia (video)
Checking You WIC Balance
WIC participants can check their WIC balance several ways.
- Call 877-231-3452, the number listed on the back of your WIC card
- Go to the Wisconsin MyWIC app
- Check online at Ebtedge.com
- Under “EBT Cardholders,” select “More Information”
- Enter your eWIC number and PIN
- Find your balance on your last grocery store receipt
- Ask for your balance at the grocery store
Apps for WIC Participants
Wisconsin MyWIC App
The Wisconsin MyWIC app makes WIC simple. The app can be used to view WIC benefit balance, search for WIC foods, find stores that accept WIC, and view messages from WIC. Download the Wisconsin MyWIC app from either Apple Apps or the Google Play Store!
WIC’s Online Nutrition Education
WIC provides a way to learn about nutrition from just about anywhere. Head to wichealth.org to complete a nutrition lesson at your convenience. WIC will be told whenever you complete a lesson!
- Sign up or log in
- Complete a lesson (be sure to view your certificate!)
- Receive credit from WIC!
Where to use WIC
Local WIC approved stores
Rhinelander
- Trig’s
- Walmart
- Walgreens (Formula ONLY)
Minocqua
- Trig’s
- Walmart
- Save More Foods
- Walgreens (Formula ONLY)
Eagle River
- Trig’s
- Pick ‘N Save
Three Lakes
- Three Lakes Town Market
Tomahawk
- Trig’s
Tips for using your WIC card
- Keep your card & PIN safe.
- At store swipe your WIC card first before using Food Share card or other types of payments.
- Keep your receipt.
Breastfeeding Support
Research has shown that there is no better food than breast milk for the baby’s first year of life and beyond. Breastfeeding provides many health, nutritional, economic, and emotional benefits to the mother and baby. There are also significant benefits to the community, workplace and the environment.
With that being said, breastfeeding can be hard. The Oneida County Health Department has many resources available to help!
For more information please contact Oneida County WIC by phone at 715-369-6109 or text 715-493-0733.
You can also view the resource below:
Want to learn more about breastfeeding with a mobile app? Try the FREE Coffective app!
Find out more about Coffective at www.coffective.com
WIC Farmers Market Checks 2025
WIC Farmers Market Checks – 2025
WIC provides Farmers Market checks for families to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs at approved farmers markets and stands. WIC provides checks once per summer beginning in July.
How to use your WIC Farmers Market Checks:
- If you are currently on the WIC program, call the WIC office (715-369-6109) if you are interested in receiving vouchers/checks to spend at the Farmers Market. 2025 benefits are $25.00 per eligible WIC participant. Or if you are interested in applying for WIC call 715-369-6109.
- Visit a farmers market with WIC-approved vendors between July 1st and October 31st. Use checks by expiration date.
- Look for the “WIC-approved vendor” yellow sign.
- Choose your fresh, locally grown fruit, vegetable, or herbs.
- Use one or more of your checks at a time. You cannot get change back.
- Give your checks to the vendor. No need to sign or show ID.
- Enjoy your fresh fruits and veggies!
Making the Most of Fruits & Vegetables
Resources
Please view the following pages for more information on WIC.
- Wisconsin WIC Program Information
- For more information regarding the WIC program in Wisconsin.
- National WIC Association
- For more information regarding the WIC program, legislative issues, updates, etc.
- USDA Foods & Nutrition
- For information on USDA Programs, including WIC, other child nutrition programs, Food Stamps and Team Nutrition.
State & Federal WIC Information
Check out the following sites for more information about the WIC program.
WIC: Nondiscrimination Statement
English
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling 866- 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; - fax:
833-256-1665; or 202-690-7442 - email:
[email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
En Español
De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.
La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al 202-720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al 800-877-8339.
Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en:
- correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; - fax:
833-256-1665; or 202-690-7442 - correo electrónico:
[email protected]
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
Hmong
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- xa hauv tsev xa ntawv mus (mail): U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; - fax: (202) 690-7442; los yog
- email: [email protected].
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