Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program

WIC is a federally funded supplemental nutrition program aimed at ensuring healthy children and reducing infant mortality through the prevention of nutritional deficits. The program provides a combination of nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, referrals to service agencies and health care, and free healthy foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain bread, milk, cheese, yogurt, juice, cereal, peanut butter, eggs, tuna, baby food and formula. WIC serves moderate to low income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five. 

Nutrition education is a key component of the WIC program. WIC nutritionists provide individual education to WIC participants, and presentations to community groups. Additional nutrition education is available online at www.wichealth.org.

Check to see if you may be eligible for WIC benefits.

WIC Locations in Muskegon County

  • Muskegon (Main Location)
    • 1903 Marquette Ave, Door 23, Muskegon, MI 49442
    • Phone: 231-724-1391
    • Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 8-5, Tues 10-5
  • Holton/Twin Lake
    • Twin Lake United Methodist Church 
    • 5940 S Main St, Twin Lake, MI 49457
    • Phone: 231-724-1391 or 231-578-0064
    • Hours: TEMPORARILY CLOSED
  • Ravenna/Casnovia/Bailey
    • United Methodist Church
    • 12348 Stafford St, Ravenna, MI 49451
    • Phone: 724-1391 or 231-578-0064
    • Hours: TEMPORARILY CLOSED
  • Whitehall/Montague
    • White Lake Community Education
    • 541 Slocum St, Whitehall, MI 49461
    • Phone: 231-724-1391 pr 231-578-0064
    • Hours: TEMPORARILY CLOSED

Information for Medical Providers

What you need to know about medical documentation required to request WIC Special Formulas/Foods

New Medical Documentation Form for physicians

Breastfeeding Support

During baby’s first year of life, there is no better food than breast milk. Both mother and baby receive many health, nutritional, economical, and emotional benefits from breastfeeding.

Benefits of Breastfeeding

For babies, breast milk:

  • Is an ideal food
  • Provides all needed nutrients for the first 6 months of life
  • Helps reduce colic, spitting up, and diarrhea
  • Protects against illnesses and allergies
  • Provides babies with their mothers' immunity to disease
  • May promote cognitive development

From mothers, breastfeeding:

  • Enhances confidence and self-esteem
  • Helps the uterus return to shape faster
  • May reduce the risk of breast cancer
  • May help weight loss occur more rapidly after pregnancy
  • Provides breast milk that is always warm, ready to use, economical, and sanitary
  • May delay the return of menstrual period

For the breastfeeding mom and baby, breastfeeding:

  • Enhances mother-infant bonding
  • Is environmentally friendly and saves energy
  • Is easy and convenient, once established
  • Works best when dad, family, friends, and the community offer support

Local Breastfeeding Resources

  • WIC offers breastfeeding Peer Counselors, consultants, and lactation specialists. Please call WIC - Muskegon County at
    231-724-6877 to speak with a Peer Counselor or lactation specialist or 231-724-1391 to schedule an appointment.
  • WIC breastfeeding classes (via Zoom): Mondays at 2:00 PM.
  • WIC breastfeeding support group (via Zoom): Tuesdays at 2:00 PM.
  • Trinity Health Birth Center Classes
  • La Leche League of Michigan

WIC Produce Connection

WIC Produce Connection - Farmers Market Nutrition Program formerly known as WIC Project FRESH helps to provide healthy and nutritious produce to Michigan WIC clients.   Eligible WIC clients, excluding infants, may receive benefits on their WIC EBT card to be used June 1 through November 30. Additionally, WIC Clients may use their WIC Cash Value Benefits (CVB) for fruits and vegetables at an Authorized Grower.  

For more information, call 231-724-1391 or email WIC. 

Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. 

 Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

  1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
  2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
  3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.


Last updated 02/17/2026