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Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
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Women, Infants and Children

WIC Appointments

WIC participants can access services in person or by phone. Please call one of our three clinics to make an appointment.

  • Boulder: 303-413-7520
    • In-person Wednesday
    • By phone Monday, Wednesday, or Friday mornings
  • Longmont: 303-678-6130
    • In-person Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday
    • By phone Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday mornings
  • Lafayette: 720-564-2213
    • In-person Thursday
    • By phone Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday mornings

WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)

WIC promotes and maintains the health and well-being of nutritionally at-risk pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and infants and children by providing:

  • Supplemental nutritious foods
  • Nutrition and breastfeeding information
  • Referral to other health and nutrition services

WIC & Citizenship Status

WIC does not ask about citizenship status and WIC cannot track the citizenship status of its clients. If you have questions, please send us a question or call us at 303-678-6130.

Apply for WIC

Eligibility

Many working families qualify. Individuals who participate in other programs such as SNAP (food stamps), Medicaid, and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) may automatically be income-eligible for WIC (Women, Infant, and Children program).

To be eligible for WIC, a person must meet the following requirements:

  • Be a pregnant, breastfeeding (up to one year postpartum) or non-breastfeeding (up to six months postpartum) woman; an infant; or child up to five years of age.
  • Be income-eligible (see below).
  • Have identification and proof of income and address.

Income Guidelines for WIC Participants

Number of Household Members*Yearly Gross Household IncomeMonthly Gross Household IncomeTwice-Monthly Gross Household IncomeBi-Weekly Gross Household IncomeWeekly Gross Household Income
1$27,861$2,322$1,161$1,072$536
2$37,814$3,152$1,576$1,455$728
3$47,767$3,981$1,838$1,838$919
4$57,720$4,810$2,405$2,220$1,110
5$67,673$5,640$2,820$2,603$1,302
6$77,626$6,469$3,235$2,986$1,493
7$87,579$7,299$3,650$3,369$1,685
8$97,532$8,128$4,064$3,752$1,876
For each additional family member add:+$9,953+$830+$415+$383+$192

* Add one person to the family for pregnant women

Learn more about eligibility for WIC by contacting the clinic closest to you.

  • Boulder: 303-413-7520
  • Longmont: 303-678-6130
  • Lafayette: 720-564-2213

Learn more about Medicaid, SNAP (food stamps), and TANF (Temporary Aid for Needy Families)

Food Benefits

  • Whole grain bread, brown rice, & corn tortillas
  • Fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables
  • Peanut butter, dried beans & peas, canned beans
  • Milk, eggs, cheese
  • Cereals
  • Fruit juices
  • Canned tuna, salmon, or sardines for breastfeeding moms
  • Baby food – meats for exclusively breastfed babies
  • Baby food – fruits & vegetables
  • Infant cereals
  • Fresh bananas
  • Infant formula for non-exclusively breastfed babies
  • Soy beverages or tofu
  • Yogurt
  • Complete list of WIC foods

WIC Benefits at the Farmers Market

Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) participants can receive extra benefits at the Boulder County Farmers Market. WIC clients can receive $20 in farmer’s market bucks to buy fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs and cheese.
Participants can show their eWIC card with this year’s sticker at the information tent to receive WIC bucks (while supplies last). The WIC office can provide a sticker for this year.

WIC benefits are available at Boulder County Farmers Market locations in Boulder and Longmont.

Health Benefits

  • Nutritious foods
  • Information on healthy eating during pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • Breastfeeding support
  • Immunization referrals
  • Information on caring for babies and kids
  • Information on food shopping and recipes
  • Fewer premature and low birth weight babies
  • Increased access to prenatal care
  • Reductions in Medicaid costs
  • Reduced rates of iron deficiency anemia
  • Better cognitive development in WIC children
  • Improved immunization rates
  • Higher breastfeeding rates
  • Decreased infant mortality

All participants, their parents, or caregivers receive nutrition information individualized by a WIC professional to address specific needs identified during the WIC appointment.

For More Information

eWIC

WIC promotes and maintains the health and well-being of nutritionally at-risk pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and infants and children by providing:

  • Supplemental nutritious foods
  • Nutrition and breastfeeding information
  • Referral to other health and nutrition services

Get Services Online

WIC clients can enroll in an educational program online that helps reduce the number of trips to the clinic. Ask your WIC educator for more information.

Use your WIC identification to enroll

Download the WICShopper app to check food benefit account balances, scan product bar codes to see if the food is WIC-eligible, and more.

Sign Up

Apply for WIC

To be enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – better known as the WIC Program, you will need to:

Call the WIC clinic site nearest you to make an appointment:

  • Boulder: 303-413-7520 (Mon-Wed)
  • Longmont: 303-678-6130 (Mon-Fri)
  • Lafayette: 720-564-2213 (Tue-Thurs)

What to Expect on Your First Visit to WIC

  • The appointment will last approximately one hour.
  • A WIC professional will screen you and your children for height, weight, and hemoglobin (finger sticks to check your blood for anemia).
  • You will receive your eWIC benefits card to use that day at your local grocery store to purchase nutritious foods.

Contact Your Local WIC Office

By Phone

  • Boulder: 303-413-7520 (Mon-Wed)
  • Longmont: 303-678-6130 (Mon-Fri)
  • Lafayette: 720-564-2213 (Tue-Thurs)

By Fax

  • Boulder 303-413-7505
  • Lafayette 720-564-2619
  • Longmont: 303-678-6125

Contact Us


WIC Program

Boulder: 303-413-7520
Longmont: 303-678-6130
Lafayette: 720-564-2213
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Boulder

3482 Broadway
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Longmont

515 Coffman St., Second Floor
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Lafayette

1755 S. Public Road
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