WIC

WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. WIC provides valuable nutrition and health information, breastfeeding support, health care referrals and nutritious foods. WIC helps all types of families learn how to make healthy lifelong nutrition and lifestyle choices.

WIC is for eligible women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or just had a baby, and for infants and children up to age 5. Eligibility is based on both nutritional need and income status.

WIC’S Mission

To safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.

Wondering if you could be eligible for WIC? 

There is no paper application for WIC.  Simply email or bring the following items to the office:

• Identification
• Proof of Montana residency
• Current income documentation if you are not participating in Medicaid, SNAP or TANF

Use the income eligibility guidelines and prescreening tool below to see if you may be eligible.  Please give our office a call for more information and to set up an appointment.

Please note, Montana WIC does NOT require proof of pregnancy.

The income guidelines are based on family size and are updated yearly.

• Income Eligibility Guidelines
• Prescreening Tool

WIC Benefits

• Healthier pregnancies for women
• Fewer lower birth weight babies are born
• Diets are improved
• Late fetal deaths are reduced
• Children are better immunized
• Children do better on vocabulary scores
• Rates of anemia (low blood iron) are reduced
• Participation in WIC can lower Medicaid costs
• WIC children are more likely to have a regular source of healthcare