New WIC office opens in Carter County

Carter County Public Health is proud to open a new local WIC office in Ekalaka. The Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC, has proudly supported Montana families since 1974. WIC helps families learn about nutrition and healthy food, provides breastfeeding education and prenatal care referrals, and connects parents and caregivers to other support they may need.

In Montana, nearly 14,000 infants, children, and women are enrolled in WIC. However, only 55 percent of eligible families are signed up.

"Until recently, families in Carter County who were or...