What you need to know

WIC is a nutrition program that helps families eat well and stay healthy.

The WIC program provides:

• Nutrition education
• One-on-one counseling about nutrition
• Vouchers to buy healthy foods
• Support and help with breastfeeding
• Referrals to health care, immunizations, and other programs.

Who Is WIC for?

• Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or who recently had a baby. You can stay on WIC for one year after your baby is born if you are breastfeeding, or for six months if not breastfeeding.
• Infants from birth to 1 year of age.
• Children from 1 year of age to their 5th birthday.

What you can expect from WIC?

NUTRITION EDUCATION

• WIC offers tips and advice to help you feed your family in a healthy way.

INFORMATION

• We help you find health care, immunizations, and other programs

WIC FOODS

• We give you vouchers for healthy foods for each participant

EQUAL TREATMENT

• We treat you the same no matter your race, color, age, national origin, disability, or sex.

FAIRNESS

• You may ask for a hearing if you do not agree with WIC staff about your eligibility for WIC.

Click here for 2010/2011 WIC qualification guidelines (PDF document)