WIC

Women, Infants, & Children Program (WIC)

Wyoming WIC provides food and nutrition information to help pregnant women, breastfeeding women, infants, and children under the age of five stay healthy and strong.

Eligibility Requirements:

Live in Wyoming.
Are a pregnant, postpartum or breast feeding woman, an infant, or child under 5 years of age.
Have a nutritional need.
Household income that fits the guidelines
Currently receive POWER, SNAP, or Medicaid
Mothers, Fathers, guardians, or foster parents may apply for WIC for their children.

The WIC staff are knowledgeable professionals that provide:

Counseling on how to use WIC approved foods
A WYO W.E.S.T card to buy foods
Immunization screening and referrals
Information on food shopping, recipes, taking care of babies, and breastfeeding
Information on healthy eating during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Nutrition for your child
Referrals to doctors, public health nursing, dentists and programs like:
- SNAP (Food Stamps)
- POWER
- Medicaid
- Kid Care/CHIP
- Best Beginnings
- Children's Special Health Services
- Head Start
- Cent$ible Nutrition Program
- Day care
- Fuel assistance

Benefits of WIC:

Women eat better and have healthier babies, infants weigh more at birth and grow and develop better, children eat foods with more iron and vitamin C, visit their doctors regularly, and are monitored for their immunization status.