WIC for Healthier Families
What is WIC?
WIC is a supplemental food program that provides nutrition counseling, breastfeeding support, education, nutritious foods and referrals to healthcare services. WIC improves the health of pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum women, infants and children up to age 5.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides:
- Nutrition Counseling
- Healthy Foods
- Breastfeeding
- Support
- Referrals to other Community Resources
WIC is important because healthy foods help children to develop normally. Good nutrition helps prevent against future health problems.
You can participate in WIC if you:
- Are pregnant, have recently had a baby, are breastfeeding or have a child under age five
- Live in Kentucky
- Have a family income less than WIC income guidelines or receive Medicaid, or Food Stamps
- Medical and/or nutritional risk factors
- You or your family may be automatically income eligible if you or a household member receive Medicaid, SNAP benefits or KTAP.
#KYWIC now has over 100 different baby formula options for families! WIC has added as many options as possible to increase the chance families can find formula in stores. Find the latest approved formulas: Check with your local WIC office or the WICShopperApp. – Kentucky Department of Public Health, Twitter
Grocery Shopping with the Free WICShopper App
Streamline your grocery shopping experience with the WICShopper app, making it simple and convenient. Easily scan food items to check their WIC eligibility, and gain access to a wealth of resources, including recipes and nutrition education, all on your mobile device – and it’s completely free!
Helpful Tools
How to apply for WIC English and Español
WIC Shopper App English and Español
WIC Pre-Screening Tool English, Español and multiple other languages
You can also contact your local health department.
WIC Income Guidelines
WIC Income Guidelines English
Pautas de ingresos para el programa WIC Español
WIC’s Non-Discrimination Statement
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Esta institucion es un proveedor que ofrece iqualdad de oportunidades.
Non Discrimination Statement English and Espanol
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-ComplaintForm-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The
completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
1. mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email:
program.intake@usda.gov