{"id":124,"date":"2020-04-23T14:56:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T18:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/pittsylvania-danville\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:33:12","slug":"wic-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/pittsylvania-danville\/wic-program\/","title":{"rendered":"WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/04\/wic01-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"We're open! Apply online at myvawic.org This institution is an equal opportunity provider\" width=\"231\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/04\/wic01-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/04\/wic01.jpg 553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>ALL<\/u> WIC appointments or benefits changes will be completed by phone<\/li>\n<li>We will call you at your scheduled appointment time<\/li>\n<li>Please call the WIC office (see listed phone numbers below) if you need to update your phone number, benefits, or have recently given birth to add the infant(s)<\/li>\n<li>If applying to WIC for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time, please complete an online application at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myvawic.org\/\">https:\/\/www.myvawic.org\/<\/a><\/span> or call the WIC office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Goal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The WIC program is funded through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and operated in Virginia through the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). The goal of the program is to improve the health of applicants who meet categorical, residential, income, and nutritional risk requirements including pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children (up to age 5) by providing breastfeeding support, nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to community services and health care.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/04\/wic02-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/04\/wic02-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/04\/wic02.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Services include:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Personalized nutritional assessments and education for women, infants &amp; children (birth to age 5)<\/li>\n<li>Breastfeeding support &amp; education<\/li>\n<li>Immunization screening<\/li>\n<li>Referrals to community service providers (i.e: Social Services)<\/li>\n<li>Electric breast pumps (these are available on loan to WIC breastfeeding women)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be a Virginia resident<\/li>\n<li>Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding within one year of delivery, or non-breastfeeding within 6 months of delivery<\/li>\n<li>Infants &amp; children up to age 5<\/li>\n<li>Financially eligible (i.e.: Medicaid, TANF, SNAP, low-income based on family size &amp; gross earning, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To schedule an appointment, please call the WIC office and leave a message during clinic hours. Your call will be returned as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Apply in person at any of the following locations:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong style=\"text-align: center;\">Pittsylvania Co. WIC Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>200 H.G. McGhee Dr.<\/p>\n<p>Chatham, VA 24531<\/p>\n<p>Phone #: (434) 433-3563<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong style=\"text-align: center;\">Danville City WIC Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">326 Taylor Dr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Danville, VA 24541<\/p>\n<p>Phone #: (434) 766-9832<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><u>Hours of Operation<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\/1<sup style=\"font-family: inherit;\">st<\/sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">\u00a0&amp; 3<\/span><sup style=\"font-family: inherit;\">rd<\/sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">\u00a0Thursday: 8 AM &#8211; 5 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0&amp; 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Thursday: 7 AM &#8211; 4 PM<\/p>\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Friday: 7 AM &#8211; 11:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Friday: 8 AM \u2013 11:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong><u>Hours of Operation<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday: 7 AM &#8211; 4 PM<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\/5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Monday&amp; Friday: 8 AM &#8211; 5 PM<\/p>\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Friday: 1-4 PM\u00a03<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0Friday: 7 AM \u2013 4 PM<\/p>\n<p>4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Friday: 1-5 PM<\/p>\n<p>Closed 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Friday of each month until 1 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>USDA Nondiscrimination Statement:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wic\/usda-nondiscrimination-statement\/\">https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wic\/usda-nondiscrimination-statement\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALL WIC appointments or benefits changes will be completed by phone We will call you at your scheduled appointment time Please call the WIC office (see listed phone numbers below) if you need to update your phone number, benefits, or have recently given birth to add the infant(s) If applying to WIC for the 1st [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":491,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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