Iowa Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Iowa > Iowa Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Program 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).

General Program Requirements:

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Iowa, pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum woman, infant or child up to 5 years of age and: (1) are individually determined by a health professional to be at nutrition risk; and, (2) 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.

Status

Active

Loan Terms:

Not Applicable

Application Process:

See the Iowa WIC website for detailed application information:
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/wic/families.asp

Program Contact Information:

For more information on Iowa WIC, please visit the Iowa Department of Public Health (DPH):
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/wic/default.asp

Please see the following website for the income standard or maximum income limit for WIC eligibility:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/howtoapply/incomeguidelines.htm

If you have questions about the WIC program call the Iowa DPH toll-free:
800-532-1579

Managing Agency:

Iowa
http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/index.html