Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program
MaineGeneral WIC shares your vision of a Maine where every child is healthy and never hungry.
We offer healthy foods as well as nutrition education, breastfeeding/chestfeeding support, tips for staying healthy, recipes and referrals to other health care and community resources.
WIC is open to anyone living in Maine, including migrants working in Maine. Applicants can be:
- Women and birthing parents who are pregnant, breastfeeding, chestfeeding or had a baby in the last six months;
- Infants and children up to age five, including adopted and foster children; and
- Non-birthing parents or guardians may apply for their children.
Our main offices are located in Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan. We also have several outreach clinics listed below.
Interpreter Services
Need help? If you have difficulty understanding English or have a disability, free language assistance or other aids and services are available upon request. Please contact your local WIC clinic:
- Augusta: (207) 626-6350
- Skowhegan: (207) 861-3593
- Waterville: (207) 861-3580
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Eligibility
Qualifying women and birthing parents, children younger than age 5 and foster children younger than age 5 who receive MaineCare, SNAP or TANF are automatically eligible for WIC regardless of household income. Income eligibility guidelines can be found on the Maine WIC program website.
MaineGeneral WIC receives funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and United Way of Kennebec Valley.
Locations
MaineGeneral WIC main offices are located in Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan. We also have several outreach clinics listed below.
Outreach Clinics
Appointments at our outreach clinics (below) must be made through our main sites. Walk-ins are welcome.
- Gardiner Head Start, 1 Plummer Street, Gardiner
- Winthrop Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, 16 Commerce Plaza, Suite 2A, Winthrop
- Former Madison elementary school, 23 Locust Street, Madison
- First Congregational Church, 132 Somerset Avenue, Pittsfield
Annual Report
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Non-Discrimination Notices
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a Complaint, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form.
To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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: (202) 690-7442; or
- Email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Maine DHHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, religious or political belief, ancestry, familial or marital status, genetic information, association, previous assertion of a claim or right, or whistleblower activity, in admission or access to, or the operation of its policies, programs, services, or activities, or in hiring or employment practices.
This notice is provided as required by and in accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”); Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act; the Maine Human Rights Act; Executive Order Regarding State of Maine Contracts for Services; and all other laws and regulations prohibiting such discrimination.
Questions, concerns, complaints or requests for additional information regarding the ADA and hiring or employment practices may be forwarded to:
- DHHS ADA/EEO Coordinators, 11 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0011; (207) 287-4289 (V); (207) 287-1871(V); or Maine Relay 711 (TTY).
Questions, concerns, complaints or requests for additional information regarding the ADA and programs, services, or activities may be forwarded to:
- DHHS ADA/Civil Rights Coordinator, 11 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0011; (207) 287-5014 (V); Maine Relay 711 (TTY); or ADA-CivilRights.DHHS@maine.gov.
Civil rights complaints also may be filed with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights, by:
- Phone: (800) 368-1019 or (800) 537-7697 (TDD);
- Mail: 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 509, HHS Building, Washington, D.C. 20201; or
- Electronically: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf. Individuals who need auxiliary aids for effective communication in DHHS program and services are invited to make their needs and preferences known to the ADA/Civil Rights Coordinator. This notice is available in alternate formats, upon request.
