The Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) provides food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children under five years of age healthy and strong.

WIC Works Wonders!

• For Women
  Women in the WIC Program eat better, have healthier babies and receive early prenatal care.
• For Infants
  Infants born to WIC mothers weigh more and grow and develop better.
• For Children
  Children on WIC eat foods with more iron and vitamin C, visit their doctors regularly and receive immunizations.

You may qualify if:

• You live in Wisconsin
• You are pregnant, breastfeeding or a new mother
• You have an infant or children under 5 years of age
• You or your children have a health or nutrition need
• You have a household income (before tax deductions) that is less than or equal to WIC income guidelines. Many working families qualify. A pregnant woman counts as two family members.
  See the examples below.
  
  

  Family Size	Weekly Income
  1	$386
  2	$519
  3	$652
  4	$785
  July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010

Income Guidelines are revised every July. Check with the local WIC project to find out if you and your family meet the guidelines.

You are income eligible for WIC if you currently receive Kinship Care, W-2, Food Stamps, and Medicaid, including Healthy Start. You may be income eligible for WIC if Food Stamp eligibility has been canceled. Prospective participants are encouraged to call for an income screening.

The WIC Program uses the same income criteria as free and reduced price school lunches.

Fathers, guardians or foster parents may apply for WIC for their children.

Call the WIC program nearest you: 1-608-754-3722/Janesville or 1-608-362-1566/Beloit for assistance in locating a WIC program.

At your appointment, a WIC nutritionist will review you or your child's health history. You will also discuss what you and your children eat.

If you are eligible, you will receive nutrition information and counseling, learn about other services, and receive checks to purchase healthy, nutritious foods. For more information about the new WIC food packages, click here.

The WIC staff cares about you and your children. They will provide

• Information on how to use WIC foods to improve health
• Checks to buy foods that help keep you and your children healthy and strong
• Help getting immunizations for your children
• Discussions on food shopping, recipes, taking care of babies and how to breast feed
• Information on healthy eating during pregnancy and breastfeeding and tips on feeding your child
• Referrals to doctors, dentists, and programs like Food Stamps, Medicaid, Healthy Start, Head Start, and Badger Care

What to bring to your appointment:

1. Your child/person to be certified
2. Proof of income(medicaid,BadgerCare,W-2 letter,check stub)
3. Identification for each person being certified(driver's license, birth certificate, crib card)
4. Proof of current address(mailing/bill showing your address, letter from landlord)
5. Medical card
6. Immunization record