Who is eligible for WIC?

GROSS INCOME
# Size of
Household Year	Month	Week
$19,240	$1,604	$370
$25,900	$2,159	$499
$32,560	$2,714	$627
$39,220	$3,269	$755
$45,880	$3,824	$883
$52,540	$4,379	$1,011
$59,200	$4,934	$1,139
8 $65,860	$5,489	$1,267
For each $6,660	$555	$129
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185% of Poverty Income Guidelines* effective July 1, 2008

WIC is available to pregnant, breast feeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five. To participate, these persons must:

• Be a resident of North Carolina. Resident aliens are eligible to apply as long as they live in the state.

• Have a family income less than 185% of the U.S. Poverty Income Guidelines. A person receiving Medicaid, Work First Families Assistance, or Food Stamps automatically meets the income eligibility requirement.

• Be at nutritional risk.

To apply for WIC call the Cherokee County Health Department at 837-7486.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.