{"id":77,"date":"2017-01-26T19:25:22","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T19:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/portsmouth\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2023-08-16T11:05:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:05:58","slug":"wic-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/portsmouth\/wic-services\/","title":{"rendered":"WIC Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2017\/01\/WICLogoSml.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2017\/01\/WICLogoSml.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">WIC provides the following services for eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women and children from birth to 5 years old:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Healthy eating tips and nutrition counseling.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Breastfeeding information, support and equipment. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/portsmouth\/classes\/\">For information on Breastfeeding Classes click here.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Benefits on an e-WIC debit card to purchase milk, cheese, eggs, juice, cereal, fruit, vegetables, whole grain bread, rice, tortillas, peanut butter, dried beans, \u00a0salmon and tuna fish. Iron fortified infant formula is also available for infants who require formula.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">For an appointment please call:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Portsmouth WIC Main Office<br \/>\n1701 High St. \u2013 1st Floor<br \/>\nPortsmouth, VA 23704<br \/>\n(757)393-5340<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 7:30 AM\u20136:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Friday-Sunday: Closed<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Portsmouth WIC Churchland Office <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">(Temporarily closed)<\/span><br \/>\n3260 Academy Ave. (in the Academy Crossing Shopping Center)<br \/>\nPortsmouth, VA 23703<br \/>\n(757)686-4900<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">The Churchland WIC office is closed until further notice.\u00a0 Please call the 1701 High Street office at: 757-393-5340.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">For additional WIC Information, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vahealth.org\/wic\/\">Virginia WIC Program Main website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/non-discrimination-statement\">Non-Discrimination Statement | USDA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Questions? please contact Sylvia Taylor by email at <a href=\"mailto:sylvia.taylor@vdh.virginia.gov\">sylvia.taylor@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a> or call 757-393-5340, ext. 8734.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wic\/usda-nondiscrimination-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA Nondiscrimination Statement<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WIC provides the following services for eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women and children from birth to 5 years old: Healthy eating tips and nutrition counseling. 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