About Us

WIC is a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

WIC may be able to help you if:

• You are pregnant, breastfeeding, or recently had a baby
• You have an infant or child under 5 years of age
• You meet WIC's income guidelines
• You live in Idaho

WIC provides qualified applicants with:

• Healthy foods
• Health screenings
• Health and nutrition information
• Help from licensed registered dietitians
• Breastfeeding information and support
• Referrals to health and social services

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines

Effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026

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Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding offers babies and moms a huge advantage physically, emotionally, and financially. Your breast milk provides the perfect nutrition for your baby — offering over 1,500 nutrients. Studies have shown these nutrients, along with the interaction between mom and baby, offer many benefits. Breastfeeding helps promote brain development, protects the baby from illness, and encourages a special bond with mom so the baby feels more secure. Breastfeeding also helps prevent postpartum complications like depression, aids in weight loss, and helps mom recover from delivery faster. Providing breast milk to your baby is free, while formulas can cost $2,500 or more for the first year.

Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program

WIC provides a Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program to help new mothers adjust to obstacles around breastfeeding. The program has trained Peer Counselors on staff who are local WIC mothers who have breastfed their own babies.

Peer Counselors receive specialized training to help with:

• Helping mothers successfully start breastfeeding.
• Maintaining a healthy milk supply.
• Addressing common barriers including returning to work and lack of support from family and friends.
• Preventing common problems like sore nipples and engorgement.
• Strategies for getting through the first weeks at home with the baby.
• Understanding how a woman's body is built for breastfeeding.

The WIC Peer Counselors contact mothers throughout their pregnancy and during the first few months of breastfeeding. Peer Counselors are available to new moms who have breastfeeding questions outside WIC's normal clinic hours — by phone, text, clinic visit, hospital, or home visit. Peer Counselors will also refer mothers to lactation experts and healthcare professionals if the mother's concerns are outside the Peer Counselor's scope of practice.

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Breastfeeding Resources