| Determining WIC
Eligibility
There are four guidelines used to determine if an applicant is eligible
to participate in WIC.
They are:
- Category: An applicant must be in one
of the categories served by WIC.
- Pregnant Woman
- Breastfeeding woman (up to 1 year after
delivery)
- Non-breastfeeding woman (up to 6 months
after the pregnancy ends)
- Infant (child under 1 year old)
- Child (1 to 5 years of age)
- Residence: The applicant must live in
Stanislaus County
- Income: The applicant’s family
income must be within WIC guidelines
(Click here for the guidelines >>)
- Nutritional Need: The applicant must
have a health problem (nutritional need) which can be improved with
good nutrition.
How to
Apply for WIC
A person can find out if they qualify for the WIC program by calling
the main office at 209-558-7377. After a short screening process, the
person is given an enrollment appointment. Most participants are enrolled
and receive benefits within two weeks of the initial phone call.
Services and
benefits provided by the WIC Program
Once eligible, participants come to a WIC office/site of their choice
on a monthly or bimonthly schedule, to receive:
- Nutrition education classes or individual nutrition assessments and
counseling
- Special Checks for exchange of specific nutritious foods at local
grocery stores.
- Breastfeeding education and support for pregnant and new mothers.
Click here for more breastfeeding information
>>
- Linkages and referrals to health care providers and other social
services
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