WIC Frequently Asked Questions What is WIC?
• Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children • WIC provides: • nutritious food • nutrition education • breastfeeding promotion and support • referrals to health care WIC Participants: • ?Pregnant Women • Breastfeeding Women • Postpartum Women • Infants • Children up to age 5 Eligibility Guidelines: • Be at nutritional risk • Have a low or moderate income • a person enrolled in Medicaid, Food Stamps or WAGES automatically meets income eligibility requirements • gross income of 185% or less of the poverty guidelines. • Reside in Florida • citizenship and immigration status are not conditions of eligibility WIC Background: • ?The WIC Program started in 1974 through an amendment to the Child Nutrition Act • It has grown nationwide to serve over 7.
