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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Serves

  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or who have recently been pregnant
  • Infants and children under age 5 years

Services

  • Providing supplemental nutritious foods
  • Offering nutrition education and counseling
  • Promoting and supporting breastfeeding
  • Making referrals to other services

Locations

  • Clifton Springs Health Center, 3110 Clifton Springs Rd., Suite D, Decatur, Ga. 30034
  • East DeKalb Health Center, 2277 S. Stone Mtn.-Lithonia Rd., Lithonia, Ga. 30058
  • North DeKalb Health Center, 3807 Clairmont Rd., NE, Chamblee, Ga. 30341
  • T.O. Vinson Health Center, 440 Winn Way, Decatur, Ga. 30030

Hours at All Locations

Office hours: 8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Voucher issuance hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
All services are by appointment only.

Eligibility

To Apply

  • Call (404) 508-7777 to make an appointment
  • Bring to your appointment:
    • Each family member who is applying
    • Proof of household income (before taxes and deductions are taken out): salaries, child support, alimony, foster care payments, and unemployment payments
      or
      Medicaid, Temporary Aid for Needy Families, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (called “SNAP” or “Food Stamps”) card or letter
    • Proof of residence with name and street address: driver’s license, utility bill or bank statement
    • Proof of identity for each infant and child who’s applying: birth certificate, hospital record or crib card, or Social Security card
    • Immunization record for each infant and child

WIC is an Equal Opportunity Provider

For more information, call

(404) 508-7777

SERVICE ALERT:
Vital Records
at the North DeKalb Health Center
will be closed on September 17, 2024.

For birth or death certificates, please visit:

Richardson Health Center
445 Winn Way, Room 191
Decatur, GA 30030
404-294-3720

SERVICE ALERT 

Due to today’s worldwide cybersecurity outage, some services have been impacted.

  • You may experience delays reaching our Call Center, which handles health center appointments.
  • WIC benefit issuance is unavailable at this time. However, eWIC cards can still be used at authorized WIC vendors.


This outage has not only affected DeKalb Public Health, but other government and business services, in Georgia, throughout the nation and internationally.

We apologize for the inconvenience and greatly appreciate your patience, as we work with our partners to fully restore systems.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Tuesday December 24 and Wednesday, December 25th, in observance of the holiday. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on November 28-29th, in observance of the State holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, November 11th, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, October 14th, in observance of the State holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, September 2, in observance of the holiday. Have a safe and healthy Labor Day! 

SERVICE ALERT

In observance of Juneteenth, all DeKalb Public Health centers will be closed on Wednesday, June 19th. #happyjuneteenth

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Thursday, July 4th, in observance of the Federal Holiday. Have a safe and healthy Fourth of July!