WICShopper
AppWashington WIC has a smartphone app! The WICShopper app helps simplify shopping for your WIC foods
AppWashington WIC has a smartphone app! The WICShopper app helps simplify shopping for your WIC foods
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App Features
Shopper App Tips Know your WIC food benefits You’re only allowed to buy foods in your WIC food package. Even if a food scans “WIC allowed,” it may not be allowed for you to buy as part of your WIC benefits. For example, canned fish must be listed in your food package for you to buy it at the store. You have to have your WIC Card registered in your app or the app won’t know what items are allowed in your family’s food benefits.... Individual WIC benefits and WICShopper app If you have a WIC Card, you can register it to your WICShopper app. |
Once registered you’ll have access to:
- Up-to-date WIC food benefit balances.
- Notifications when benefits are about to expire.
- Ability to scan food items and know:
- Is this a WIC allowed item?
- Can I purchase this with my current benefit balance?
- Updated Cereal and Produce calculators to help keep track of and use benefits.
What is WIC?
The Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition ProgramWIC is a place where families, like yours, get healthy food and a lot more. WIC is for pregnant women, new and breastfeeding moms, and children under 5. WIC made a difference for over 304,000 women, infants and children in Washington in 2014. Almost half of all babies in our state are on WIC. WIC helps improve the health of mothers and children through:
- Nutrition education
- Monthly checks for healthy food
- Health screenings and referrals
- Breastfeeding Support
WIC Eligibility
Eligibility depends on household size and income.
- WIC is a nutrition program for pregnant women, new and breastfeeding moms, and children under five.
- Dad, grandparents, and other caregivers of children under the age of five may also sign kids up for WIC.
- Foster children under age five and foster teens who are pregnant are eligible for WIC.
- If you or your family member are on Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or Basic Food you may be eligible for WIC too.
- Many working families and military families are eligible for WIC.
WIC Income Guidelines
Number of people in your household* |
Maximum annual income to qualify |
Maximum monthly income to qualify |
2 |
$31,284 |
$2,607 |
3 |
$39,461 |
$3,289 |
4 |
$47,683 |
$3,970 |
5 |
$55,815 |
$4,652 |
6 |
$63,992 |
$5,333 |
7 |
$72,169 |
$6,015 |
*If you are pregnant, include each unborn child in household size.
Find out if WIC can help your family.
- Call the Family Health Hotline at 1-800-322-2588.
- Call the Asotin County Health District 509-243-3344.
- Use the ParentHelp123 Resource Finder.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
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 Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, 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: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Updated 5/11/2018
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 Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, 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: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Updated 5/11/2018
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