WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for women, infants, and
children. WIC provides the following at no cost: healthy
foods, nutrition education & counseling, breastfeeding support, and
referrals for health care.
To apply for WIC, you must contact our office. Our staff
will provide you with a date and time for a WIC certification visit.
At this visit, the household income and the medical/nutrition status of
each applicant will be reviewed. On that day, you find out if you
and your children are eligible for WIC.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on
the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
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To be eligible, you must be a pregnant woman, a breastfeeding
woman, a woman who just had a baby, or you must have an infant
or child under 5 years old. There is a family income
limit, but working families may qualify. Total household income
(before taxes and deductions) must be equal to or below the
amounts shown below.
WIC Income Eligibility Criteria
185% Federal Poverty Level
Effective April 30, 2012
Note: If you are
pregnant, each unborn child adds one to the number of people
in your family.
|
Gross Income |
Family Members |
Weekly |
Bi-Weekly |
Twice Monthly |
Monthly |
Annual |
1 |
$398 |
$795 |
$862 |
$1,723 |
$20,665 |
2 |
$539 |
$1,077 |
$1,167 |
$2,333 |
$27,991 |
3 |
$680 |
$1,359 |
$1,472 |
$2,944 |
$35,317 |
4 |
$821 |
$1,641 |
$1,777 |
$3,554 |
$42,643 |
5 |
$961 |
$1,922 |
$2,083 |
$4,165 |
$49,969 |
6 |
$1,102 |
$2,204 |
$2,388 |
$4,775 |
$57,295 |
7 |
$1,243 |
$2,486 |
$2,693 |
$5,386 |
$64,621 |
8 |
$1,384 |
$2,768 |
$2,998 |
$5,996 |
$71,947 |
Additional Person |
+$141 |
+$282 |
+$306 |
+$611 |
+$7,326 |
Call us at either location to make
an eligibility appointment.
Ft Walton Beach:
850-833-9254 |
Crestview: 850-689-7858
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Identification for everyone who has an appointment
Proof of where you live (or where you have Medicaid)
Proof of all household income (or Medicaid)
Child(ren)'s shot record
Everyone who has an appointment for WIC eligibility
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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.
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 dont have the card or if you are not the
authorized representative on the card, you must have
identification. Please bring your child'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.
How to use
WIC checks...
WIC Checks are like cash they cannot be replaced if lost or
stolen.
You can buy only the foods and amounts listed on the
front of your WIC check.
The back of the check tells you specifically which food
products you can get.
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.
WIC checks may only be used from the first day to use
through the last day to use printed on the checks.
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.
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.
You must sign in
the Authorized Signature space AFTER the
Pay Exactly box is filled in by the
cashier.
If your
child's doctor changes his/her formula...
We will need a "WIC Formula Request" form
to be completed by your childs doctor -- if
the formula is something other than the
Nestle Goodstart family of formula.
You will get this form from your doctor or
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
NOTE: 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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To see a map of the area (with addresses & contact information)
with all the
stores listed below, view
this GOOGLE map.
CHAIN STORES
Food World
Publix
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Winn-Dixie
INDEPENDENT GROCERS
Eglin Commissary
Hurlburt Commissary
Six Brothers Thrifty Foods (Crestview)
Pic-N-Save (Baker & Crestview)
Food Depot (Niceville)
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What to bring to transfer within Florida...
Identification for everyone that gets
WIC and is transferring
Your WIC
Identification/Appointment card, if you
have it
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)
What to
bring to transfer from another state...
Identification for everyone that gets
WIC and is transferring
Proof of where you live now
Shot records (if you have them) for children
Any WIC checks you have from the
other state; you cannot get checks from
more than one state for the same time period
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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