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The Johnson County WIC Program

(see below for contact information and hours of operation)

(317) 736-6628

The WIC program helps families like yours start strong and stay that way. We are a special supplemental food and nutrition program that provides you with checks that you use to get nutritious foods, free.

Those eligible for WIC include:

·        Pregnant women

·        New moms (up to six months after delivery)

·        Breastfeeding moms (up to one year after delivery)

·        Infants

·        Children up to age five

 

WIC Services

Our WIC participants receive nutrition education and nutrition counseling as well as height/weight assessments and anemia testing, that is administered by Registered Dietitian or a Registered Nurse.  Referrals to other health and social services are also provided. Breast milk is the optimal nutrition for infants so WIC provides breastfeeding support to moms and babies, as well as offering breastfeeding classes to prenatal women.  At our clinic we have lactation consultants on staff and provide breast pumps, if after assessment, it is found that one is needed

 

The WIC Food Package

WIC participants receive checks that are used at local grocery stores to purchase specific foods which include the following:

·        Milk

·        Cheese

·        100% juice

·        Eggs

·        Beans

·        Peanut Butter

·        Cereal

·        Whole grains such as

o   Whole wheat bread

o   Whole wheat tortillas

o   Brown Rice

·        Fruit and Vegetable checks ($6 for children & $10 for women)

·        Fish are added to an exclusively breastfeeding woman’s food package.

  

 Infants receive the following food package: 

·        A supplemental formula package for the infant if the mother chooses not to breastfeed. 

·        When the infant turns 6 months of age, the WIC food package provides infant cereal and fruit and vegetable jar baby foods. 

·        If baby is exclusively breastfeeding, then WIC provides additional fruit and vegetable jar baby foods as well as meat jar foods. 

 Farmers Market Checks

Johnson County WIC also provides farmers market checks in the summer months in addition to the WIC food package.  We receive a limited amount of funding for these checks and the availability can change from year to year.  These checks are to be used at approved local farmers markets, and produce stands and are provided to WIC participants on a first come first serve basis. 

 

Household size Annual Monthly
1 $20,665 $1,723
2 $27,991 $2,333
3 $35,317 $2,944
4 $42,643 $3,554
5 $49,969 $4,165
6 $57,295 $4,775
7 $64,621 $5,386
8 $71,947 $5,996
9 $79,273 $6,607
10 $86,599 $7,217
11 $93,925 $7,828
12 $101,251 $8,438
13 $108,577 $9,049
14 $115,903 $9,659
15 $123,229 $10,270
16 $130,555 $10,880
Each additional family member add + $7,326 + $611

  Income Eligibility;    All eligible people who receive Medicaid, Food         Stamps, and TANF are income-eligible for WIC.  For those who do not receive these services, the adjacent chart provides income guidelines.

*Income means total income before deductions.

If you are pregnant, count yourself as two (2).Household means a group of people (related or not) who are living as one economic unit.

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Contact Information

Johnson County WIC Program

600 Ironwood Drive, Suite I

Franklin, IN 46131

Phone: (317) 736-6628

Fax: (317) 736-4961

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 8-4:30; Tuesday: 10:30-7

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