Nutrition Services Branch
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
NCDHHS, in coordination with federal, state, and local partners, is responding to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
NC eWIC
The North Carolina WIC Program has moved from a paper-based method of WIC benefit issuance to an electronic benefit transfer system (eWIC).
Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week:
The WIC Program supports breastfeeding for a healthier planet. Human milk is an affordable and clean energy source, breastfeeding reduces carbon emission and waste. See the Governor Roy Cooper's World Breastfeeding Week proclamation here.
Programs and Services
The WIC Program is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children funded by the United States Department of Agriculture.
NEW! COVID-19 WIC Program Information for Local Agencies and WIC Families
Learn more about World Breastfeeding Week here.
Breastfeeding Promotion and Support provides initiatives that encourage and support breastfeeding at maternity and childcare facilities.
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) ensures that eligible children and adults who attend qualifying non-residential care facilities receive nutritious meals.
NEW! COVID-19 CACFP Information for Institutions and Families
What We Do
The Nutrition Services Branch promotes sound nutrition habits among infants, children and women in their child-bearing years. Branch staff work with county, state and private agencies to improve health status.
Contact
Mailing Address
Nutrition Services Branch
1914 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1914
Physical Address
5601 Six Forks Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609
Telephone
Main:
(919) 707-5800
Last Modified: June 4, 2020