A free app, sponsored by the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is now availble to help WIC participants learn more about the program, provide a searchable map of WIC locations and directions, and offer available healthy food options using WIC approved foods.

The app will also give users access to nutrition information, healthy eating guidelines and recipes, according to a news release from the state Department of Health.

“This app gives participating and eligible WIC recipients the opportunity to have all of the information they need about the program right at their fingertips,” Diane Hargrove, director of WIC, said in a statement. “Applicants can find out eligibility requirements and what they need to bring to the clinic, and current recipients can find recipes to make with their food packages and much more.”

Users can download the free app by searching “MS WIC” in the Apple App Store and “WIC Mississippi” on Google Play.

The app provides users access to news and announcements from the Mississippi WIC program, and resources for WIC moms.

Information includes: eligibility requirements; program information and frequently asked questions and instructions for applying.

WIC is a federally funded program that helps low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care.