The Monroe County Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) will issue benefits and offer nutrition-education days in October.

Participants may come to the WIC office in Sparta on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

WIC provides healthful foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and community resources.

For more information or if interested in finding out if you or your family may be eligible for WIC services, call us at 269-8671.