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WIC (Women,
Infants and Children) Program is a nutrition program that provides:
- Personalized
nutrition consultations
- Breastfeeding
support
- Referrals
to our community health care services
- Checks for
free, nutritious food tailored to supplement the dietary needs
of our participants
Services are
provided to pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, and to
infants and children up to age five.
Eligibility
Requirements:
To be eligible for WIC, you must:
- Live in Massachusetts
- Be pregnant;
a breastfeeding or postpartum mother, an infant or child under
the age of 5
- Have a nutritional
need (WIC staff will help you determine this)
- Have an income
that is at or below 185% of the poverty level (see guidelines
below)
WIC Income
Guidelines
(Effective from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010)
|
household
size*
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yearly
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monthly
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weekly
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1
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20,036
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1,670
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386
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2
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26,955
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2,247
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519
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3
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33,874
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2,823
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652
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4
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40,793
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3,400
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785
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5
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47,712
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3,976
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918
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6
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54,631
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4,553
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1,051
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7
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61,550
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5,130
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1,184
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8
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68,469
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5,706
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1,317
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| *If
you are pregnant, count yourself as two. Forster kids under
age 5 are automatically income eligible. |
WIC Foods
WIC participants
receive checks to purchase foods such as: milk, cheese, eggs, peanut
butter, dried beans or peas, canned beans or peas, formula, Beech-Nut
baby cereal, Beech-Nut baby fruits and vegetables, Beech-Nut baby
meats , iron-fortified cereals, whole wheat bread, brown rice, corn
or whole wheat tortillas, 100% fruit juice, fresh fruits or vegetables,
canned fish.
Call the
WIC office (click here to find the list of WIC Office and office
hours in English,
Spanish, Portuguese,
and French
Creole) to schedule an appointment or to find out if you are
eligible for WIC. Walk-ins are welcome.
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