Nutrition Education, Breastfeeding Support, Food, and Families

WIC is the nation’s most successful public health nutrition program. WIC provides healthy supplemental food, nutrition education, breastfeeding guidance, and community support to income-eligible pregnant women, moms of infants, and children up to five-years-old that live in Colorado. All families are welcome – including single parent, grandparents as caregivers, kinship care, and foster families.

Eligibility

Many people don’t realize they’re eligible for WIC. Colorado households with a low to medium income or who receive Medicaid, SNAP, TANF or FDPIR are income-eligible for WIC.

Pregnant women
Mothers of babies up to six-months-old
Mothers who are breastfeeding babies up to 12 months old
Babies and kids up to five-years-old
Already on Medicaid, SNAP, or TANF or meet the financial guidelines

Colorado Women, Infants, and Children offers:

Healthy Food and Nutrition Tips

We provide:

Monthly benefits to buy fruits, vegetables, whole grains, milk, formula, and more

See the food list by visiting ebtshopper.com

An EBT card and smartphone app to make shopping for WIC foods easy

Tips on how to shop, cook, and encourage your kids to eat healthy

A larger food package for mothers who breastfeed exclusively to help them stay healthy

A Community of Support

We offer a network of experts and peers for education and guidance:

Nutrition counseling with a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.

Breastfeeding support by lactation specialists, breastfeeding classes, breast pump loans.

Mother-to-mother support.

Access to online nutrition information.

Referrals

We introduce you to care beyond WIC, including:

Healthcare professionals such as pediatricians and dentists

Immunization services

Other services

eWic

In April 2016 Colorado WIC introduced the eWIC card. This card has replaced the old paper vouchers and made it easier for WIC families to receive their monthly benefits. Watch this video or give us a call for more information.

Advantages of eWIC:

It is discrete and easy to use, no more holding up the line at the grocery store.
You can buy food as you need it throughout the month, not all at the same time, as it was with the old vouchers.
It works at WIC approved stores across Colorado, not just in our district.

WIC Retailers

There are currently 13 WIC retailers across our six counties. To become a WIC retailer, please review the Retailer Guide to eWIC, Retailer Handbook, and the Retailer Alerts. Then email our WIC manager, Taylor Guzman or call (970) 867-4918 ext. 2252.

Logan County

Family Food Mart – Sterling
Wal-Mart – Sterling

Morgan County

Safeway – Fort Morgan
Wal-Mart – Fort Morgan
Fresh Foods – Brush
Edwards Right Price Market – Fort Morgan
Wiggins Super’s

Phillips County

Haxtun Super’s
Holyoke Marketplace

Sedgwick County

Julesburg Family Market

Washington County

Odells Super’s – Akron

Yuma County

Shop-all, Inc. – Yuma
Wray Market

WIC Food Packages

WIC food packages differ because they are tailored to meet the nutritional needs of each individual family. The food package you receive depends upon whether you are pregnant or nursing, and/or the age of your child.

WIChealth.org – An online library of recipes and videos for cooking with WIC foods. WICHealth.org is also where you may be doing your nutrition education activity. If you don’t have an account yet, ask your WIC office for your Family ID to sign up!

WICShopper Recipes page – Find recipes that include WIC foods and fruits and vegetables, or download the app for your smartphone or tablet.

MyPlate Kitchen – Search from a large selection of recipes, create your own cookbook, or watch videos to learn how to prepare healthy foods for your family.

Woman Holding a Bag of Groceries

WIC Food Packages

WIC food packages differ because they are tailored to meet the nutritional needs of each individual family. The food package you receive depends upon whether you are pregnant or nursing, and/or the age of your child.

WIChealth.org – An online library of recipes and videos for cooking with WIC foods. WICHealth.org is also where you may be doing your nutrition education activity. If you don’t have an account yet, ask your WIC office for your Family ID to sign up!

WICShopper Recipes page – Find recipes that include WIC foods and fruits and vegetables, or download the app for your smartphone or tablet.

MyPlate Kitchen – Search from a large selection of recipes, create your own cookbook, or watch videos to learn how to prepare healthy foods for your family.

Woman Holding a Bag of Groceries

Resources

Colorado WIC Alerts

Physician Authorization Form: This is a medical documentation request for medical formula and foods and is subject to WIC approval based on program policy and procedure. Please fax this form to the WIC clinic in your county. Clients in Sedgwick county, please fax to the Holyoke office, and clients in Washington county please fax to the Yuma office. All fax numbers and office locations can be found here.

2024-2025 Income Eligibility Guidelines

Effective July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

Number of people in household – Gross Monthly Income
1 – $2,322
2 – $3,152
3 – $3,981
4 – $4,810
5 – $5,640
6 – $6,469
7 – $7,299
8 – $8,128

FREE AND EASY TO JOIN

Apply in person or online today

To apply in person, stop by a Northeast Colorado Health Department office near you or call for an appointment.

If you have questions about any part of the WIC program, please contact
Taylor Guzman, (970) 867-4918, ext. 2252, or email taylorg@nchd.org.

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