The WIC Program

Support for women, infants, children, and families

The WIC Program assists families with low income, new mothers (breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding), and infants and children up to age 5 at nutritional risk through providing essential nutrition counseling and breastfeeding promotion and support.

WIC resources include supplemental food, health care referrals, nutrition education, and help with breastfeeding.

Our WIC Program has three locations: East End of Bridgeport, Stamford and Waterbury.

The WIC Program at OPTIMUS provides the following:

1-on-1 consultation with a nutritionist or trained professional about your diet and/or your child’s diet
Breastfeeding support and information
Opportunities to meet and exchange information with other families with young children
Referrals to health care and other social service programs
An eWIC card to buy healthy food for you and your children

The following individuals and families can receive WIC services:

While supporting a pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after birth or after pregnancy ends
During breastfeeding (up to infant’s first birthday)
Throughout the postpartum period (up to 6 months after the birth of an infant or after pregnancy ends)
Infants (up to first birthday). WIC serves 45% of all infants born in the United States
Children up to their fifth birthday (fathers, grandparents, foster parents, or other guardians may apply for WIC for their children)

Eligibility Requirements

Must meet the WIC income guidelines, which are set at or below 185% of the federal poverty income limit (WIC can count an unborn infant as a household member unless it is against your beliefs to do so). **
Complete a nutrition assessment with WIC staff. You and your WIC nutritionist will talk about you, your baby’s or your child’s eating habits, overall health, and any questions about your family’s health or nutrition goals.
Click here to access WIC’s Interest Form: https://dphsubmissions.ct.gov/CTWIC_Interest_Form

Our approach:

Clinical understanding and human compassion. We support women, infants, children, and families with nutrition education and understanding of their unique situation.
Care with sensitivity. Our WIC program is administered without discrimination based on race, color, religion, disability or age.

OPTIMUS WIC Locations

1450 Barnum Avenue, Suite 205, Bridgeport, CT 06610

805 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06902

51 Lakeside Blvd E, Waterbury, CT 06708

30 Elizabeth Street, Derby, CT 06418 – Starting June 4th, the pop-up WIC clinic at the Naugatuck Valley Health District will move to this new location. Pop-up WIC clinic hours: Wednesdays 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

WIC Forms

Certification/Medical Referral Form – Infants and Children

Certification/Medical Referral Form – Women

Medical Documentation Form – Infants and Children

Medical Documentation Form – Women

WIC FAQs

For more information about the WIC Program, click on the following link: WIC Frequently Asked Questions

Other women’s health programs & support

Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
Email: [email protected]

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

** Recipients of the Special Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, assistance under the Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) program, or the HUSKY (Medicaid) program are automatically income-eligible for the WIC program. A person who documents that he/she is a member of a family that contains a TFA recipient or that contains a pregnant woman or an infant who receives HUSKY/Medicaid shall also be determined adjunctively income-eligible for WIC.