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WIC
Eligibility
| To be eligible, you
must be a pregnant woman, a breastfeeding
woman, a woman who just had a baby, or have
an infant or child under 5 years old. There
is a family income limit, but working
families may qualify. |
Note: If you are pregnant,
add one to the number of people
in your family.
185%
Federal Poverty Level
Effective March 6, 2009 |
Gross Income |
Family Members |
Weekly |
Bi-Weekly |
Twice Monthly |
Monthly |
Annual |
1 |
$386 |
$771 |
$835 |
$1,670 |
$20,036 |
2 |
$519 |
$1,037 |
$1,124 |
$2,247 |
$26,955 |
3 |
$652 |
$1,303 |
$1,412 |
$2,823 |
$33,874 |
4 |
$785 |
$1,569 |
$1,700 |
$3,400 |
$40,793 |
5 |
$918 |
$1,836 |
$1,988 |
$3,976 |
$47,712 |
6 |
$1,051 |
$2,102 |
$2,277 |
$4,553 |
$54,631 |
7 |
$1,184 |
$2,368 |
$2,565 |
$5,130 |
$61,550 |
8 |
$1,317 |
$2,634 |
$2,853 |
$5,706 |
$68,469 |
Additional Person |
+$134 |
+$267 |
+$289 |
+$577 |
+$6,919 |
Eligibility is by
appointment.
Call
us at either location to make
one. |
What do
I get?
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•Special checks to buy
healthy foods such as milk,
juice, eggs, cheese, cereal, dry
beans, peanut butter, fruits and vegetables, and
whole grains.
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•Information about
nutrition and health to help you
and your family eat well and be
healthy.
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•Support and information
about breastfeeding your baby.
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•Help in finding health
care and other community
services.
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What do I
need to bring? 
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•Identification
for everyone that has an
appointment.
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•Proof of where
you live or have
Medicaid.
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•Proof of all
household income or have
Medicaid.
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•Children’s shot
record.
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•Bring everyone
that has an appointment
for WIC
Using WIC
| Don't
leave home without your
WIC card! |
| At
the
Store:The
cashier
will
use
the
front
of
the
card
for
a
signature
check. Be
sure
to
have
your
co-caretaker
and
proxy
sign
the
front
also. |
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| At
WIC: We
use
the
numbers
on
the
inside
of
your
card
when
you
call
or
come
in.
We
can
answer
your
questions
quicker
if
you
have
it
with
you! If
you
don’t
have
the
card
or
if
you
are
not
the
authorized
representative
on
the
card,
you
must
have
identification.
Please
bring
your
children(s)
shot
record
to
WIC
also! |
| For
You: The
calendar
on
the
card
tells
you
when
to
come
back
to
WIC. If
the
month
square
has
a
number
in
it
that
is
the
day
you
come
to
get
checks. If
there
is a
number
and
a
time
and
it
is
highlighted,
you
have
a
nutrition
appointment,
so
plan
more
time
to
be
with
us. |
Where
can
I
use
my
WIC
checks?
•They
can
be
used
at
all
Publix,
Wal-Mart
Super
Centers,
Food
World
or
Winn
Dixie. How
do I
use
my
WIC
checks?
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•WIC Checks are like cash – they cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
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•You can buy only the foods and amounts listed on the front of your WIC check.
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•The back of the check tells you specifically which food products you can get.
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•The WIC ID card must be presented along with the WIC checks. Only those people previously appointed and with a signature on the front of the card may redeem them.
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•WIC checks may only be used from the “first day to use” through the “last day to use” printed on the checks.
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•Separate the foods on each WIC check from the other foods you are buying. The cashier must ring up the food for each check separately.
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•You are not required to get all the food on a check, but you will not be able to get them after that check is used.
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•You must sign in the Authorized Signature space AFTER the Pay Exactly box is filled in by the cashier.
What if my child’s
doctor changes the
formula?
- WIC will need a WIC FORMULA REQUEST
FORM to be
completed by your
child’s doctor, if
the formula is
something other than
the Nestle Goodstart
family of formulas.
You may get this
form from your
doctor or us.
Also, you or your
doctor may download this form from www.floridawic.org.
- This ENTIRE form needs to be
completed, including
a valid medical
diagnosis and
also the number of
months the formula
is requested for
(the maximum is 6
months).
- If the request
form is approved,
checks and/or
unopened cans of
formula that you
have, will need to
be returned to WIC
in exchange for the
requested formula.
- Please remember
that if your infant
is in need of a
special formula,
he/she may need to
be more closely
monitored by WIC,
and may need more
frequent
appointments.
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Moving with WIC
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What
to bring
to
transfer
within
Florida:
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Identification
for
everyone
that
gets
WIC
and
is
transferring
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•Your
WIC
Identification/Appointment
card,
if
you
have
it
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•Shot
records
for
your
children,
if
you
have
them
You must
be
currently
certified
and due
for
checks
(Florida
WIC
checks
may be
used at
authorized
stores
anywhere
in the
state)
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What
to bring to
transfer
from another
state:
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Identification
for
everyone
that
gets
WIC
and
is
transferring
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•Proof
of
where
you
live
now
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•Shot
records
for
children,
if
you
have
them
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•Any
WIC
checks
you
have
from
the
other
state. You
cannot
get
checks
from
more
than
one
state
for
the
same
time
period.
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•Your
WIC
Identification/Transfer
card,
from
your
last
WIC
Program. Once
we
get
the
documentation
of
your
certification,
we
can
complete
your
transfer
and
issue
your
checks.
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