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Oregon Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Benefits

Program Description

WIC is a public health nutrition program designed to improve health outcomes and influence lifetime nutrition and health behaviors in a targeted, at-risk population. In Oregon, about 100,000 women, infants, and children benefit from the WIC Program each month. Studies, reviews, and reports demonstrate that the WIC program is cost effective in protecting or improving the health and nutritional status of low-income women, infants, and children. The WIC program of Oregon is administered by the Oregon Department of Human Services.

General Program Requirements

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Oregon, pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum woman, infant or child up to 5 years of age and are individually determined by a health professional to be at nutrition risk.

In order to qualify, you must have an annual household income (before taxes) that is below the following amounts:

Household Size*	Maximum Income Level (Per Year)
1	$21,775
2	$29,471
3	$37,167
4	$44,863
5	$52,559
6	$60,255
7	$67,951
8	$75,647

A person who participates or has family members who participate in certain other benefit programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), automatically meets the income eligibility requirement.

Your Next Steps

The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this program.

Application Process

To apply, set up an appointment at the WIC clinic closest to you:
http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyPeopleFamilies/wic/Pages/index.aspx

Program Contact Information

For more information on Oregon's WIC program, visit their website at: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/wic/about_us.shtml

Or call locally in the Portland area: 503-988-5858

For Federal program information, visit USDA's Women, Infants, and Children program page.

You may also visit the U.S Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Toll-Free Numbers for WIC State Agencies page for a list of toll free numbers.