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WIC Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the WIC Program, applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:

  • Categorical
  • Income
  • Residence
  • Nutritional Need

1.  Categorical - a person must be one of the following:

  • Pregnant woman
  • Breastfeeding woman (up to one year after the delivery of a baby)
  • Postpartum woman who is not breastfeeding (up to 6 months after the delivery of a baby)
  • Infant
  • Child up to 5 years of age

2.  Income - see the following income guidelines: 

Household Size

Yearly

Monthly

Weekly

1

$20,036

$1,670

$386

2

26,955

2,247

 519

3

33,874

2,823

652

4

40,793

3,400

785

5

47,712

3,976

918

6

54,631

4,553

1,051

7

61,550

5,130

1,184

8

68,469

5,706

1,317

If you are pregnant, you should count yourself as two.

Note:  If you currently get TANF, Food Stamps or Medicaid, you are automatically income eligible.  Foster kids under age 5 are automatically eligble for WIC.

3.  Address 

Participants in the Colorado WIC program must live in Colorado.  The WIC office located at Teller County Public Health serves Teller County residents.

4.  Nutritional Need

Nutritional need is determined during a WIC visit and applicants must meet certain criteria established for the WIC Program.


How to Apply for WIC

Contact Kim Burgess at Teller County Public Health at (719)687-6416 to schedule an appointment.  Applicants will be advised about what to bring to the WIC appointment to help determine eligibility.

 


 

 

 
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