WIC is a nutrition education, health promotion and supplemental food program for women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or have had a baby with in the last six months; and infants and children up to age five. NECAC operates the program in Warren and St. Charles Counties. Many foods are available through the WIC program including milk, eggs, cheese, cereal, fruit juices, dried beans and peas, peanut butter, infant cereal, juice and formula. For more information on the WIC program, contact the NECAC Warren County WIC office, 120 E. Main in Warrenton at 636-456-2933 or the WIC and Family Planning Center in St. Charles County at 636-561-0521 or toll free at 866-633-2219.

Please contact a local chapter of NECAC to find out what services are available to you.

WIC Program

• Provides nutrition education, health promotion and supplemental food for women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or have had a baby in the last six months and infants and children up to the age of five.
• If eligible, you will be given nutrition education, referrals, and checks for nutritious foods to buy at local participating grocery stores.
• Breastfeeding education and support.
• Nutritious foods to supplement your diet, such as milk, cheese, infant formula, iron-fortified cereal, eggs and juice.

This program is available at O'Fallon and Warrenton.

Call 636-240-7350 (O'Fallon) or 636-456-2933 (Warrenton).

Participants must meet the program’s income guidelines and be determined by a health professional to be at nutritional risk.  WIC provides foods high in protein, iron, calcium and vitamins.  Eligible women and children receive fortified milk and cheese, eggs, hot or cold cereals, fruit juices and dried beans or peas.  Participants receive vouchers to buy food at authorized local dealers.  WIC serves more than 8,400 patients each year in Warren County.