Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Immunization Record(s) for all infants and children up to age 2 years who are applying for WIC You may automatically be income eligible if you or certain family members participate in Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or SNAP. Unemployment or worker’s compensation statement.Award letter for alimony, child support, social security (including SSI).
Paycheck stub(s) for the past 30 days if paid biweekly, bring 2 pay stubs or, if paid weekly, bring 4 pay stubs.Proof of Income – Income documents for everyone in your household who works or has a source of income Bill or business letter addressed to you.Proof of Identity for yourself and each person who is applying for WIC
To find out all the foods available through your WIC benefits, select your state below.A parent, guardian, or caretaker of an infant or child who is applying for WIC
Some of the foods available through the WIC program include eggs, cheese, infant and adult cereal, fruits and vegetables, canned fish, peanut butter and canned beans and peas and more. Special infant formulas and medical foods may be available when prescribed by a physician for specific medical needs and conditions. For women who do not breastfeed fully, WIC provides iron-fortified infant formula. WIC believes and promotes breastfeeding as an optimal source of nutrition for infants. Also, instead of having to visit your local WIC clinic each month for new checks our vouchers, your eWIC card will automatically be refilled electronically. From there, the POS system would deduct the amount from your current WIC balance. Instead of using the checks or vouchers at checkout, you would hand the cashier your WIC EBT Card and they would swipe it like a normal debit or credit card. This replaces the paper checks and vouchers with a WIC EBT (Electronic benefit transfer) Card. In some states they have rolled out the new eWIC system. The foods specified are designed to supplement your diet with specific nutrients that benefits you and your child's needs. Each month you would go down to a WIC clinic nearby and they would issue the checks or vouchers. In most cases, if you are receiving WIC benefits in your state, you are given WIC checks or vouchers that allow you to purchase WIC approved foods at your local grocery store.
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