Braxton County WIC Office

495 1/2 Old Turnpike Road
Sutton, WV - 26601
304-765-3083

County: Braxton County

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Office Information: Braxton County WIC Activities.

WIC Helps YOU Help Your FAMILY by:

providing health screenings and nutritional counseling to help you, your baby and your children stay healthy,

food packages to help you purchase healthy nutritious food,

and free lactation services to help you with your breastfed baby.


To be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), a person must meet three criteria. The criteria are:


1. Category


Pregnant women

Women who are breastfeeding an infant (under one year of age)

Postpartum women to the sixth month after delivery

Children from birth to five years of age



2. Income


Income eligibility requires that a household have gross income at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level.



3. Nutrition Risk


Nutrition risk is any medical or health problem which can be corrected or lessened by proper amounts and types of food intake. Examples of nutrition risk are:


Low iron levels

Insufficient growth, i.e. low weight for age, low weight for height

Premature delivery

Inadequate dietary intake (types or amounts of food)

The Official WIC program is available to low to moderate income pregnant women, recently delivered women, breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk. Fathers can also bring their children to apply for WIC. You may apply for WIC if you are working or unemployed. Check the Income Guidelines Table to see if you are eligible for WIC. This website was created for women looking for WIC information and locations. We are also working towards adding other locations and services that may help out women.