The number of vendors in the program is limited by WIC guidelines. You must meet all eligibility criteria to become an authorized WIC Vendor. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.Retailers are an important part of the WIC Program, ensuring that participants purchase approved foods. If this number is a toll call or you live outside Allegheny County, please call the statewide toll-free number, 1-800-WIC-WINS, or visit PA WIC is funded by the USDA. Certain whole wheat pastas and yogurts have also been added to the WIC food list.įor information about WIC and how to apply for benefits, please call the Allegheny County Health Department WIC Program at 41. WIC families receive nutrition counseling, breastfeeding support and food vouchers redeemable at participating grocery stores for infant formula infant cereal milk eggs cheese juice cereal peanut butter whole grains, including bread, tortillas, oatmeal and rice soy beverage tofu jarred baby foods dry or canned beans canned tuna/sardines/pink salmon and fresh/frozen/canned fruits and vegetables. Allegheny County residents with family sizes larger than five, should contact the Health Department directly for benefit information. Unborn children are counted when the woman is pregnant. The 2016-17 income limits for eligibility start with an annual gross income of $21,978 for a family of one $29,637 for two $37,296 for three $44,955 for four and $52,614 for five. Eligibility is based on income and nutritional risk. WIC is a federally funded program for pregnant women, postpartum and breastfeeding mothers, infants and children under the age of 5. Locations and directions to the stores can be found on the Health Department’s website at. More than 100 grocery stores throughout the County participate in the WIC program. PITTSBURGH – The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) today announced that Shop ‘n Save located at 2381 Mountain View Drive in West Mifflin, in the Century Square shopping plaza, will now accept food vouchers for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program.
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