PROVIDING HEALTHY FOOD FOR YOUR CHILDREN IS VERY IMPORTANT......
MAYBE WE CAN HELP.
If you are a pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum woman or have children under age 5, you maybe eligible for WIC's specialized nutrition services.
WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children and is a special supplemental nutrition program that is funded by the Department of Agriculture at the national level, by the Ohio Department of Health at the state level, and by the City of Cincinnati Department of Health at the local level.
WIC provides:
* Nutrition Education and Counseling
* Breastfeeding Support
* Nutritious foods such as milk, fruit juices, cheese, egges, cereals, and
peanut butter or beans
* Infant formula can also be provided if needed as a supplement to breastfeeding
or if breastfeeding is not an option
Many working families can participate in the WIC program. Eligibility is based on 6 requirements:
* Physical Presence-applicant must be physically present at certification visits
* Medical/Nutritional Needs-applicant must be determined to be at medical or
nutritional risk by a registered dietitian in the WIC program
* Categorical-applicant must be either a pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding
woman or a child from birth to five years of age
* Income-applicant must have income within the Ohio WIC income guidelines (see
guidelines below)
* Hamilton County Residency
* Identification-applicatant must provide personal indentifying information
INCOME GUIDELINES
Effective April 1, 2007
Family Size
( Economic Unit) | Annual | Monthly | Twice Monthly | Bi-weekly | Weekly | Hourly |
1 | $18,889 | $ 1,575 | $ 788 | $ 727 | $ 364 | $ 9.10 |
2 | 25,327 | 2,111 | 1,056 | 975 | 488 | 12.20 |
3 | 31,765 | 2,648 | 1,324 | 1,222 | 611 | 15.28 |
4 | 38,203 | 3,184 | 1,592 | 1,470 | 735 | 18.38 |
5 | 44,641 | 3,721 | 1,861 | 1,717 | 859 | 21.48 |
6 | 51,079 | 4,257 | 2,129 | 1,965 | 983 | 24.58 |
7 | 57,517 | 4,794 | 2,397 | 2,213 | 1,107 | 27.68 |
8 | 63,955 | 5,330 | 2,665 | 2,460 | 1,230 | 30.75 |
* A Pregnant woman counts as 2
For Income guidelines for family size larger than 9 people, please call 821-6949
Contact us today. We can let you know if you qualify fiancially by telephone in just a couple of minutes. Appointments are available at 18 locations throughout Hamilton County. Evening appointments available at many locations.
For general information please call (513) 821-6946 or (513) 821-7012.
To Schedule an Appointment please call a WIC office in your neighborhood.
| WIC LOCATIONS | |
Cann Health Center
5818 Madison Road (45227)
263-8777 | Mt. Healthy
7801 Affinity Place (45231)
522-4300 |
Children's Hospital B-1
3333 Burnet Avenue (45229)
636-5818 | Northside Health Center
3917 Spring Grove Avenue (45223)
564-2180 |
Clement Health Center
3101 Burnet Avenue (45229)
357-7340 | Norwood BMF Clinic 4623 Wesley Avenue (45212)
458-5678 |
East End Health Center
4027 Eastern Avenue (45226)
321-1395 | Price Hill Health Center
2136 W. 8th Street (45204)
357-2727 |
Elm Street Health Center
1525 Elm Street (45202)
352-3816 | Roselawn
7710 Reading Road Suite 001 (45237)
821-6813 |
Forest Park
924 Waycross Road (45240)
742-3555 | West End Health Center
1413 Linn Street (45214)
352-3566 |
Harrison BMF Clinic 10400 New Haven Road (45030)
367-5383 | Western Hills
4966 Glenway Ave Suite 301 (45238)
251-4700
|
Lincoln Heights Health Center
1401 Steffen Avenue (45215)
769-5290 | Winton Hills Health Center
5275 Winneste Avenue (45232)
242-1720 |
Millvale Health Center
3301 Beekman Street (45225)
352-3199 | University Hospital OB/GYN Clinic 584-8220
******For patients who are attending prenatal and
postpartum clinics at this hospital only. |
USDA prohibits discrimination in the administration of its program.