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Cumberland County WIC - The Opportunity Alliance

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Cumberland County WIC - The Opportunity Alliance

WIC is a nutrition program serving thousands of Maine families, helping kids to grow up strong and healthy. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/population-health/wic/non-discrimination.shtml Food, nutrition counseling, and access to health services are provided to low-income women, infants, and children under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, popularly known as WIC. WIC provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition

education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children who are found to be at nutritional risk. State Contacts

Established as a pilot program in 1972 and made permanent in 1974, WIC is administered at the Federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Formerly known as the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children, WIC's name was changed under the Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994, in order to emphasize its role as a nutrition program. Most State WIC programs provide vouchers that participants use at authorized food stores. A wide variety of State and local organizations cooperate in providing the food and health care benefits, and 46,000 merchants nationwide accept WIC vouchers. A program of the Opportunity Alliance, Cumberland County WIC is effective in improving the health of pregnant women, new mothers, and their infants. A 1990 study showed that women who participated in the program during their pregnancies had lower Medicaid costs for themselves and their babies than did women who did not participate. WIC participation was also linked with longer gestation periods, higher birthweights and lower infant mortality. Maine WIC Nutrition Program
Notice for Language and Disability Assistance
Effective: 4/1/2020

Need help? If you have difficulty understanding English or have a disability, free language assistance or other aids and services are available upon request. Please contact your Local WIC Clinic agency for more information.

عربى (Arabic)
هل تحتاج إلى مساعدة؟ إذا كنت تواجه صعوبة في فهم اللغة الإنجليزية أو تعاني من إعاقة ما، فنحن نوفر المساعدة اللغوية المجانية أو غيرها من وسائل المساعدة والخدمات حسب الطلب. يُرجى التواصل مع أقرب عيادة من عيادات WIC للحصول على مزيد من المعلومات. Français (French)
Avez-vous besoin d'aide ? Si vous avez des difficultés à comprendre l'anglais ou si vous êtes handicapé(e), une assistance linguistique gratuite ou d'autres aides et services sont disponibles sur demande. Veuillez contacter votre agence locale WIC Clinic pour plus d'informations. Lingála (Lingala)
Olingi lisungi? Soki yo ozali na mikakatano ya koyeba Anglais to ozali na bibosono, lisungi ya pamba ya lokota to lisungi mosusu mpe misala ezali soki osengi yango. Tosengi yo obenga biro ya Kliniki na yo na Engumba ya WIC mpona koyeba makambo misusu. Português (Portuguese)
Precisa de ajuda? Se tiver dificuldades para entender o idioma inglês, ou se tiver alguma incapacidade, temos disponíveis gratuitamente assistência com os idiomas e outras ajudas e serviços, quando sejam pedidos. Por favor contacte a sua agência Clínica Local WIC para obter mais informações. Española (Spanish)
¿Necesita ayuda? Si tiene dificultad para entender inglés o tiene alguna discapacidad, puede solicitar asistencia gratuita con idiomas y otras ayudas y servicios. Para más información, comuníquese con su clínica o agencia WIC local. Soomaali (Somali)
Caawimaad ma rabtaa? Haddii aad dhibaato ku qabto fahanka Ingiriiska ama aad qabto naafo, caawimaada luuqada oo bilaash ah ama caawimaado kale iyo adeegyo ayaad heli kartaa markaad codsato. Fadlan la xariir Xarunta wakaalada caafimaadka WIC ee Deegaankaaga si aad u hesho xog dheeraad ah.

03/31/2026

The Opportunity Alliance WIC team will join our Maine CDC colleagues Monday April 6th from 1-4pm at 268 Brown Street in Westbrook to provide mobile maternal health screening & education. Come say hello!

02/13/2026

TOA WIC will be closed Monday February 16th in observance of President's Day. Portland and Windham WIC clinics will reopen Tuesday February 17th at 10am. Information about the wic program can be found at maine.gov. https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/healthy-living/wic

OverviewThe WIC program provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding/chestfeeding support, and referrals to eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum individuals, infants, and children up to age five. WIC provides nutrition care for thousands of Maine families, helping kids t...

02/05/2026

Wondering which specific package size of WIC food items like corn tortillas or infant fruit & veggie pouches are allowed with WIC? Scan the package with your WIC shopper app or read through the comprehensive guide:

Approved Food List Effective June 7, 2025 Participants are encouraged to purchase the least expensive brand available. WIC provides free healthy foods and s ...

02/04/2026

Starting tomorrow February 5th - WIC Oral Health Clinic returns!

01/26/2026

Due to the storm- TOA WIC offices are closed today Monday January 26th, 2026. All scheduled appointments will be via phone. Counselors will call on or around the scheduled appointment time - please answer. Email [email protected] with questions.

12/05/2025

The Opportunity Alliance WIC team is humbled to provide food access and community connection to thousands of Maine families in 2025 and beyond.

12/01/2025

Due to predicted inclement weather The Opportunity Alliance Portland & Windham WIC offices will be CLOSED Tuesday December 2, 2025. All scheduled appointments will be completed over the phone - please answer when WIC staff call. Stay warm & safe! Questions? Email [email protected].

11/25/2025

The Opportunity Alliance WIC team is filled with thanks for the food system that keeps our community nourished and the hardworking hands that steward sustenance from seed to farm to truck to market to table. TOA WIC will be closed November 27 & 28th. 🍂

09/08/2025

The University of New England young children's dental hygiene clinic at The Opportunity Alliance Tuesdays from 1-5p this fall at the Portland WIC office. First come, first serve. Ages 0-5. Questions? Email [email protected]

08/18/2025

The Trump administration is proposing drastic cuts to the supplemental nutrition program when it should be strengthened.

07/22/2025

Thanks to the continued partnership of The Opportunity Alliance and Cultivating Community , fresh, locally grown produce will be for sale this summer every Tuesday across from 175 Lancaster Street in in Bayside from 11a - 5p. Swing by to shop or say hello! Open to the public. Cash, credit, WIC, and SNAP all accepted. 🥦🍅🌽🥒🫑🧅🥔

Address

175 LANCASTER Street, SUITE 216
Portland, ME
04101

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+12075535800

Website

http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/health-equity/wic/

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