Women, Infants and Children Program
Program for nutrition, breastfeeding support, and essential services
Overview
The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program offers free healthy foods, nutrition, and breastfeeding assessment, education, and support. It also provides referrals to other programs and services.
Who qualifies?
WIC is for all kinds of families: married & single parents, mothers-to-be, working or not working people. If you are a father, mother, grandparent, foster parent or other guardian of a child under 5 years of age, you can apply for your child.
You can participate in WIC if you:
- Live in Alaska
- Have a nutritional need (WIC staff can help determine this)
- Are a pregnant or breastfeeding woman
- Have a child under 5
- Meet income guidelines. Working families may qualify, please check the WIC Income Guidelines below.
- Are a foster parent
If you or your children are income eligible for Food Stamps, Medicaid, Denali Kid Care, and/or and Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP) then your income meets WIC guidelines.
2024-2025 income guidelines
|
Household size |
Annually |
Monthly |
Twice monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
$34,799 |
$2,900 |
$1,450 |
$1,339 |
$670 |
|
2 |
$47,249 |
$3,938 |
$1,969 |
$1,818 |
$909 |
|
3 |
$59,700 |
$4,975 |
$2,488 |
$2,297 |
$1,149 |
|
4 |
$72,150 |
$6,013 |
$3,007 |
$2,775 |
$1,388 |
|
5 |
$84,601 |
$7,051 |
$3,526 |
$3,254 |
$1,627 |
|
6 |
$97,051 |
$8,088 |
$4,044 |
$3,733 |
$1,867 |
|
7 |
$109,502 |
$9,126 |
$4,563 |
$4,212 |
$2,106 |
|
8 |
$121,952 |
$10,163 |
$5,082 |
$4,691 |
$2,346 |
|
9 |
$134,403 |
$11,201 |
$5,601 |
$5,170 |
$2,585 |
|
10 |
$146,853 |
$12,238 |
$6,119 |
$5,649 |
$2,825 |
|
11 |
$159,304 |
$13,276 |
$6,638 |
$6,128 |
$3,064 |
|
12 |
$171,754 |
$14,313 |
$7,157 |
$6,606 |
$3,303 |
|
13 |
$184,205 |
$15,351 |
$7,676 |
$7,085 |
$3,543 |
|
14 |
$196,655 |
$16,388 |
$8,194 |
$7,564 |
$3,782 |
|
15 |
$209,106 |
$17,426 |
$8,713 |
$8,043 |
$4,022 |
|
16 |
$221,556 |
$18,463 |
$9,232 |
$8,522 |
$4,261 |
|
Each additional family member add |
+ $12,451 |
+ 1,038 |
+ $519 |
+ $479 |
+ $240 |
How to sign up
Fill out the forms and contact the WIC clinic closest to you
Forms
Family Postpartum/breastfeeding Infant Child Pregnant WomenCall the WIC clinic closest to you
Call the clinic to let them know you want to apply. Your local clinic will provide you with more information about their process including how to get height, weights and hemoglobin measurements if needed.
Find your clinicThings to bring to your first appointment
- Completed application forms.
- Proof of income. Samples of proof of income are
- Proof of SNAP, Medicaid, Denali Kid Care, and/or and Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP) like your current card or number or
- The most recent paystubs for everyone working in your home for the last 30 days
- Proof of identification. Samples of identification are driver's license, passport, birth certificate, social security card, immunization record.
How to use
eWIC
eWIC is a system used to purchase WIC foods with a card that can be used like a debit card.
ebtEDGE
Activate and manage your eWIC card at ebtEDGE online portal.
ebtEDGE