Eligibility criteria
Pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to 5 years of age are eligible if they: 1) are individually determined by a health professional to be at nutrition risk; 2) meet a State residency requirement; and, 3) meet an income standard, or are determined automatically income eligible. A person who participates or has family members who participate in certain other benefit programs, such as the Food Stamp Program, Medicaid or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, automatically meets the income eligibility requirement.

Description
The WIC Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are determined to be at nutritional risk. To be fully eligible for the WIC Program, applicants must be determined by a health professional, at no cost, to be at nutritional risk (i.e., have certain medical-based or diet-based risk conditions).

Managing organization
U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/

Program contact information & web resources
For more information about this program and how to apply, contact the WIC Agency in your state. Contact information for each state agency, including toll-free numbers, can be found here:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Contacts/ContactsMenu.HTM

Please see the following Web Site for the income standard or maximum income limit for WIC eligibility:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/howtoapply/incomeguidelines03-04.htm