WIC
W.I.C.
Women, Infants, & Children
What is WIC?
WIC is a special supplemental program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC). It provides
nutritious foods to supplement the diets of pregnant, post-partum, or
breastfeeding women, and infants or children up to age five (5). In addition,
WIC provides participants with...
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WIC Foods Include: |
New foods as of
October 2009!
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Cereals
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Eggs
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Fruit Juices
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Peanut Butter
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Dry Beans, Peas or Lentils
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Milk
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Whole grains
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Fresh fruits and
vegetables
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Cheese
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Baby Cereals
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Stage 2 baby foods
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Baby Formulas (for non-breastfeeding
mothers)
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Find out more
about the new WIC foods
here.
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Breastfeeding moms receive
additional milk, fruit juice, peanut butter or beans/peas/lentils, tuna fish
or salmon, eggs, whole grains, and fresh fruits or vegetables. |
WIC Income Guidelines*: April 1, 2009 -March
31, 2010
If you fall into one of the categories,
please contact us!
Family of 1: $1,670 monthly
Family of 2: $2,247 monthly
Family of 3: $2,823 monthly
Family of 4: $3,400 monthly
Family of 5: $4,553 monthly
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WIC considers a pregnant woman as two family
members. If she is having twins she is counted as a family of three.
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Foster children under age five and
foster teens who are pregnant are income eligible for WIC.
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Income that varies, or changes month-to-month, can be averaged
to see if you qualify.
* Gross Income = income before taxes and
deductions
WIC Schedule and Locations
Colfax WIC (Tuesday)
N. 310 Main Street
Colfax, WA 99111
Phone: 509.397.6280
FAX: 509.397.6239
Pullman WIC (Monday & Wednesday)
1205 SE Professional Mall
Boulevard (& Bishop Ave)
Suite 203
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: 509.332.6752
FAX: 509.334-4517
Tekoa WIC (1st Thursday of every other month)
North 115 Crosby
Tekoa, WA 99133
Phone: 509.397.6280
FAX: 509.397.6239
Visit the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service
website for for information.
Visit the Washington State Department of
Health's website for additional
information on the WIC program here in
Washington.
ParentHelp123 can also provide parents with useful healthy living
information.
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The Washington State WIC Nutrition
Program
The Washington State Department of Health and
the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program maintain their
strong commitment to promote breastfeeding. WIC serves high risk, low
income women whose breastfeeding rates have historically been less than the
general population.
For additional information on the WIC Nutrition
Program and breastfeeding promotion, please
click here. |
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For additional information, contact the
Whitman County Department
of Health at 509.397.6280 or stop by your
nearest clinic.