Phone:
(517) 788-4484
To get the right start in life, your baby and young children must have good food and a nutritious diet. Good eating habits begin with you during pregnancy and continue during the important years.
NEED
HELP?
WIC
provides special foods, and information on nutrition along with other services.
You can enroll in WIC if you are: - A
pregnant woman
- A
postpartum woman
- A
breast feeding mother
- If
you have a child under 5
AND...
if you show a medical or nutritional risk, and you have a low to middle income. For more information download a pamphlet, click here  (99 K)
WHAT PRICE DO I PAY?
None.
All services provided by WIC are free.
WHAT
DOES MEDICAL OR NUTRITIONAL RISK MEAN?
Some typical health risks are: low blood iron or anemia, too much or too little weight gain (for pregnant women and children), poor diet, chronic disease, and developmental disabilities. Other health risks include past problems during pregnancy such as low birth weight or premature delivery.
AM I WITHIN THE INCOME BRACKET?
You are eligible for WIC aid if your household income is at or below any of the following amounts based on people living in your household: (Effective Date: June 1, 2009)
|
Size
of
Economic Unit *
|
Hourly
Rate
|
Weekly
Rate
|
Monthly
Rate
|
Yearly
Rate
|
|
1
|
$9.63
|
$386
|
$1,670
|
$20,036
|
|
2
|
$12.95
|
$519
|
$2,247
|
$26,955
|
|
3
|
$16.28
|
$652
|
$2,823
|
$33,874
|
|
4
|
$19.61
|
$785
|
$3,400
|
$40,793
|
|
5
|
$22.93
|
$918
|
$3,976
|
$47,712
|
|
6
|
$26.26
|
$1,051
|
$4,553
|
$54,631
|
|
7
|
$29.59
|
$1,184
|
$5,130
|
$61,550
|
|
8
|
$32.91
|
$1,317
|
$5,706
|
$68,469
|
|
Additional Economic
Unit Members Add:
|
+$3.33
|
+$133
|
+$576
|
+$6,919
|
|
* A pregnant woman is counted as (1), plus the number of infants expected.
For information on size of Economic 1 through 20 , click here (100 K)
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