Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides health services. These services include: 

• nutrition education
• breastfeeding promotion and support
• eWIC cards to buy nutritious foods
• immunization screening and referrals, and
• health and social services referrals

WIC is an American federal assistance program of the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Learn more about WIC from the USDA.

Eligibility

WIC is designed for low-income:

• pregnant women
• breastfeeding women
• non-breastfeeding women
• and children up to age five at nutritional risk

If you're already enrolled in SNAP, your household does not need to meet the WIC income limit and may be automatically income-eligible. To get started and check your eligibility, visit the HHS benefits portal.

WIC Income Guidelines

Income Guidelines for Households Over 10 People: The numbers below are shown in this order: annual income, monthly income, and the last numbers are weekly income.

• 11 People: $130,703/$10,892/$2,514
• 12 People: $140,878/$11,740/$2,710
• 13 People: $151,053/$12,588/$2,905
• 14 People: $161,228/$13,436/$3,101
• 15 people: $171,403/$14,284/$3,297
• 16 People: $181,578/$15,132/$3,492.

For each additional family member over 16 people, add +$10,175 per year, or +$848 per month, or +$196 per week for income.

How to Apply

To qualify for WIC, a person must: 

• Meet the current income guidelines
• Have an Iowa address
• Have a medical or nutritional need

If you think you may qualify,  contact your local WIC office or agency and make an appointment. Before your appointment, read and sign the Iowa WIC Program Participant Rights and Responsibilities document:  WIC Iowa Rights & Responsibilities - English  (1.17 MB) .pdf or  WIC Iowa Rights & Responsibilities - Spanish (1.15 MB) .pdf .

What do I bring to my first appointment?

To prepare for your WIC application and appointment, have the following prepared:

WIC Offices & Locations

To contact your local WIC office:

• Iowa WIC Clinics Map - including office locations, phone numbers, and hours
• Nationwide WIC Location Search

How to Use WIC

Learn more about WIC Iowa, including vendors, recipes, program resources for members, and more.

Fiscal Year 26 Draft Goals & Objectives

Provided are WIC Program goals and objectives for Fiscal Year 2026.  The State WIC Office welcomes public input on the proposed activities. If you would like to provide comments, review the draft documents and submit your feedback to the state WIC office. 

• Draft 2026 Goals and Objectives will be posted at a later date.

Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027 (https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf), found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

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