Welcome to the WIC Program homepage. WIC in Iowa provides healthy food at no cost, breastfeeding support, nutrition information, and referrals to folks across the state each month. Learn if you qualify for WIC, what you need for your first WIC appointment, how to contact your local WIC Iowa office or agency, how to use your eWIC card, and what kinds of foods you can purchase with your WIC benefits.
Your local WIC office will have these documents if you forget yours.
Tools to Help WIC Families
Text4baby is a service for pregnant women and moms with infants under the age of one. There is no cost to sign up for this texting service from the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. Even if you do not have a text messaging plan, you can receive these messages for free.
You can now use Text4Baby to set up a text reminder for your next WIC appointment using these simple steps:
If you are already a text4baby participant, text the word “WIC” to 511411.
To set up the appointment reminder text the word “REMIND” (or “CITA” for Spanish) to 511411.
When prompted, enter the appointment date (e.g., 10/02/20) and a short description of the appointment (examples: “with WIC at Front St. office/bring proof of address/get lab results”).
You will receive the following automated text message: “Your reminder is set for your appointment on 10/02/20. We will send you a reminder three days before.”
Wichealth.org is your resource for nutrition education online! It only takes a minute to create an account and you will only need your WIC family ID number. If you do not know your ID number you Local Agency can provide this number to you. Need help creating an account? Check out this video to help walk you through the process.
In Iowa, the WIC program welcomes fathers and stepfathers to take active roles when participating in the WIC program. WIC knows the importance of your roles in your partner's and children’s lives and encourages you to attend your child's or partner's appointments. Here are some resources to help you in adjusting to the roles of fatherhood.
Fatherville is an online resource for fathers, by fathers, and about fathers. Fatherville provides articles, essays, and resources, and encourages the exchange of stories and ideas among fathers.
The National Center for Fathering provides information to inspire and equip fathers (and father figures) to be actively engaged in the life of every child. Visit their website for more information, articles, program information and education options.
This website calls itself the baby manual for fathers and is a resource offering a collection of videos around the "New Dad Manual." Visit their website for videos on car seat installation, diapering, bathing and more!
Contact your local WIC clinic if you have difficulty understanding or reading English for help translating resources. If you have a language barrier, there is free language assistance or other aids and services available upon request at your local WIC clinic. Relay Iowa is a telephone relay service that links people who are hearing, deaf, hard of hearing or have speech difficulties with one another for communication over the telephone.
About WIC
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP) for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk. WIC is an American federal assistance program of the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Problems or Questions About WIC or Your eWIC Card? The Iowa WIC Program wants to know about any issues you have using your eWIC card. Email the WIC Officeif you have had a problem with your eWIC Card or want to make a complaint. Read the WIC Non-discrimination Statement