Program Description
The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program is a special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children up to the age of five. All applicants must be income eligible and have a medical or nutritional risk. The WIC Program provides nutritious foods along with nutrition education and information on where to apply for free or low-cost health care or other needed services in the community. The WIC program of New York is administered by the New York Department of Health.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of New York, pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum woman, infant or child up to 5 years of age and: (1) are individually determined by a health professional to be at nutrition risk; and, (2) meet an income standard, or are determined automatically income eligible. A person who participates or has family members who participate in certain other benefit programs, such as the Food Stamp Program, Medicaid or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, automatically meets the income eligibility requirement.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Program Contact Information
To apply for WIC of NY, call the Growing Up Healthy Hotline to
locate the WIC local agency nearest to you at:
800-522-5006
