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WIC Application Assistance - UI Health - Mile Square Health Center - Main Location

1220 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60608

Eligibility

WIC does not require proof of citizenship or immigration status. This service is for anyone pregnant, a caregiver (fathers, foster parents, grandparents, step-parents, etc.), or a mom with a child under 5. There are income eligibility guidelines, please contact the agency for more details.

Hours

Mon 8:00am - 5:30pm Tue 9:30am - 5:30pm Wed 8:00am - 5:30pm Thu 8:00am - 5:30pm Fri 8:00am - 5:30pm Sat 8:00am - 12:00pm
https://hospital.uillinois.edu/mile-square-health-center/locations/mshc-main-location

Languages

English

Application process

Both appointments and walk-ins on a first-come, first-served basis are welcome.

Fees

Free

Service area

Chicago, IL

Description

UI Health's Mile Square Health Center helps households complete applications for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) supplemental nutrition assistance program. The WIC program provides healthy eating classes, breastfeeding support, and food vouchers to eligible caregivers and pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5. In order to be eligible for this program, households must meet income guidelines and also be at nutritional risk as determined by a health professional.

Date of Last Formal Update

Unknown

Data provided by

211 Metro Chicago

Providing organization

UI Health

UI Health provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise with a 462-bed tertiary care hospital, 26 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers.