A message from the Chester County Health Department regarding the WIC Program:

First and foremost, on behalf of the Chester County WIC Program I wanted to thank all of our partners and friends for the incredible support that has been extended to the WIC program and its participants during this unprecedented pandemic. In a time of such uncertainty, the extra services and efforts offered by our partners have provided comfort and relief for many of our WIC families.

Beginning June 5^th, the Chester County WIC program transitioned alongside the Chester County Health Department into the “yellow” phase of the Governor’s reopening plan. This means that WIC staff have returned to a full-time operating schedule Monday through Friday. However, for the protection of staff and participants alike, WIC will continue to operate on a limited-contact basis with appointments conducted via phone call only and food benefits loaded via curbside pick-up. Participants with scheduled WIC appointments will receive a phone call from WIC staff 1-3 business days before their appointment to speak with a nutritionist and will be scheduled a time to come to their clinic for curbside pick-up afterwards. WIC is NOT able to service any walk-ins at this time. WIC has recently been approved to begin offering curbside pick-up services at our satellite clinic locations in Spring City and Phoenixville in July and will be offering curbside services at our Oxford satellite clinic as soon as we are approved to do so.

Any new applicants to the WIC program should call their local WIC clinic or complete a pre-application online at https://www.pawic.com/OnlineApplication.aspx (www.pawic.com à Get Started Online!). New applicants may also be referred directly to WIC using the referral form attached.

WIC Referral Form Final

Any current WIC participants who need an appointment should be directed to call their local WIC clinic. When calling the WIC clinic, please encourage participants to leave a message and WIC staff will return their call ASAP. Due to our current reliance on communications via phone, please encourage WIC participants to update their local clinic with any changes to their phone number so that they may be contacted.

West Chester/Phoenixville/Spring City WIC clinics: 610-344-6240

Coatesville WIC clinic: 610-383-3824

Toughkenamon/Oxford WIC clinics: 610-268-5153

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly via email at smkelly@chesco.org or via phone at 610-344-5578 if you have any questions about updates to WIC operations or come across any special situations. We appreciate your patience and support during this transitional time.

Best,

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