What exactly is WIC and what do you have to do to sign up?

Question

I am 7.5 months pregnant and have heard of WIC, but I do not know much about it. Do you use that program? I read on the website that you have to have a medical note from a doctor to get it. Is it food stamps? What do you know about it?

Answer 1

Any local health department or some places have WCD WIC places... You don't have to have a medical note, just have to have the doc give you a paper saying you are really pregnant.. I have used it with all 3 of my children.. It helps buy formala, cerel, and juice for infants.. Todds to 5 years old, it helps with milk, eggs, cheese, cerel, and peanut butter. I think its very helpful.

Answer 2

Wic is a program that helps pregnant woman or woman with children. The program gives you checks to get milk, eggs, cheese, formula and ceral. You first have to go to the local wic office and register. You have to make a certain amount of money in order to qualify. For example, in nyc your check before taxes can't exceed 570.00 a week. Once you bring in documentation, then you meet with a counsler who will ask questions about your pregnancy. Once the baby is born, they give you checks for formula, if that is what you are going to use. Wic can be used from the time you find out that you are pregnant until the child is 5 years old. This comes in handy because formula and regular milk are very expansive. Wic and food stamps are 2 different things. Food stamps is run through social serice. They give you stamps or a card that has a certain amount of money on it. The card or stamps is supppse to last for a month. At the beginning of the next month you get more money added on the card. I am on wic myself and it comes in handy. I am 6 months pregnant.

Answer 3

WIC is the Women, Infants & Children program. You qualify for it based on your income. A doctor's recommendation is good to have. They give you checks for certain food items while pregnant.

You'll be given checks for milk, cheese, eggs, cereal, peanut butter, beans, juice. After you have the baby, you get checks for baby formula if not breast feeding, tuna, more milk, cheese & eggs. When the baby is around 4 months old, they add in baby cereal. You go every 2-3 months for a nutrition class, then get the checks. You can have someone else, like your husband or fiance or boyfriend be able to get the food for you. Their signature has to be on the WIC folder as well as yours. Last time I saw a folder, they still allowed up to 3 people, including yourself. The WIC office will educate you on how to use the checks at the store of your choice. The checks will continue to about age 5 for your child.

Foodstamps is a completely different program. You can get both.

Answer 4

WIC=Women Infants and Children

it is a government programmed runned by each state, that provides pregnant, post partum, breastfeeding women and infants up til age 5 certain nutritional items. mainly milk, cereal, cheese, eggs, juice, and formula if you are not breastfeeding. they give you checks either monthly or longer, depending on the office(i have been in 3 different state programs--MO, IA, and PA).
you must meet a certain income range inorder to qualify. you do not need a note from your doctor, but a statement of the pregnancy. you will also need proof of address and income, etc.
look in your phonebook in the government pages for the nearest WIC office. make an appt. and they will guide you through the rest!
it is definitely a very good program.

p.s. they will give you a lot of milk, so i suggest you freeze some so it stays fresh(you will have to empty a bit from the gallon before doing so, because everything expands when you freeze it). NEVER give away or sell any WIC foods, it is illegal.
best of luck to you!

Answer 5

WIC stands for Women, Infants and Children. You get supplemental nutritional food, counseling and health screenings. It's for pregnant women and children up to age 5. It has nothing to do with food stamps; you get vouchers every month for a certain amount of food (2 gallons of 2% milk, 2 jars of peanut butter, etc.) based on the child's age. The program is based on your income.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/

Use this website to answer any questions you have and find a state agency.

Answer 6

WIC is "Women, Infants and Children." It's a discount you get in the food checkout line. State run program. Do an Internet search on "Women, Infants and Children" to find a related .gov website for *your* state for more info.

Answer 7

Its kind of like food stamps but they give you vouchers. You can only buy certain things like milk, eggs, peanut butter and certain cereals. I just called them and set up an appointment. When I went in they make you fill out some paperwork and then they weigh you and and prick your finger to test your iron levels. I was there for about an hour. They tell you a lot of things that you might not know about nutrition and stuff. Its a good program.

Answer 8

WIC is a program designed for women and children giving supplementary food, e.g. milk, cheese, bread etc. then after you give birth, formula, and help with baby food etc. You have to qualify for it by not making too much money depending on your family size.
Go here:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/

Answer 9

as long as you are pregnant or have a kid that is under 5 you can get on wic. go on Google type in wic and the city you live in. call them and set up an appointment

Answer 10

It's like Foot stamps for kids and pregnant women. I don't get why people can't fork over the max of $12 for juice, cereal, etc for their children or their selves. It's called providing for your own family, don't make the government do it.