Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC)
What is WIC?
WIC is a special nutrition program for women,
infants, and children.
It provides free foods and nutritional advice.
WIC helps:
Pregnant women
Breastfeeding women
Women with a baby less than 6 months old
Infants
Children under 5
You can join WIC if you:
Live in Virginia
Meet moderate income guidelines
Have a nutritional need
Why get WIC?
Nutrition education
For free healthy foods
Where to get WIC?
You can only get WIC at your local
health department. (Directions and scenes from each health department are
available in the "Office
Locations" section of this site)
How does WIC help the community?
1. WIC helps to prevent low birth weight babies
- Gives pregnant women nutritional counseling
- Gives referrals for prenatal care and classes
- Provides healthy foods to "grow" a
baby
2. The WIC program works to prevent
iron-deficiency
3. WIC promotes breastfeeding
Virginia WIC
Program Income Chart
Effective Date: July 1, 2002
to June 30, 2003
Economic Unit |
|
Income |
|
ANNUAL |
MONTHLY |
WEEKLY |
1 |
16,391 |
1386 |
316 |
2 |
22,089 |
1,841 |
425 |
3 |
27,787 |
2,316 |
535 |
4 |
33,485 |
2,791 |
644 |
5 |
39,183 |
3,266 |
754 |
6 |
44,881 |
3,741 |
864 |
7 |
50,579 |
4,215 |
973 |
8 |
56,277 |
4,690 |
1,083 |
Each additional Person |
+5,698 |
+475 |
+110 |
If income is reported as weekly, biweekly or semi-monthly,
make the following calculations to convert into monthly or annual income:
Monthly Income Equals:
- Weekly income X 4.3
- Biweekly income (every 2 weeks) X 2.15
- Semimonthly income (twice a month) X 2
Annual Income Equals:
- Monthly X 12
- Biweekly income (every 2 weeks) X 26
- Semimonthly income (twice a month) X 24
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