Re: WIC -- Bill Re: 8 am appt for food stamps

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Ayup! ) WIC is for pregnant women, postpartum women (one year after birth when breastfeeding and six months after birth when not breastfeeding -- the latter includes women who suffer a miscarriage or stillbirth), infants and children up to five years of age. Some places offer a "food box", for a certain amount of time, once WIC is stopped, for certain people who meet certain criteria. Eligibility is income based, and usually is "higher" than other programs, and "Nutritional Risk" based. Depending on the local regs, at least two nutritional risks must be identified (risks may include "high" or "low" pre-pg weight, amount of weight gained during pg, birth weight, dental carries, Pica, alcohol or drug consumption, smoking during pg, Anemia, multi-para, etc., etc., etc..). States can vary, but in addition to the milk and cheese, are peanut butter, dry beans, certain

cereals and juices, and eggs. For breastfeeding women other foods may be added, including tuna and carrots. For infants not breastfed or not exclusively breastfed, there is formula. Infants, at certain months, can get cereals and juices. Some amounts may be swapped, such as more milk and less cheese and so on. WIC is a Nutrition Education/Awareness program rather than commodity-type program... though, sadly, that mark is missed far more often than not. Rather than receive Nutrition information along with the presumed-to-be-healthy foods, the majority of the time it's only the vouchers/checks given to clients. Are the edges of my issues showing? LOL Challis Trimm wrote: In Texas you get coupons for milk and cheese and other diary products through WIC: Women, Infants, and children. It's seperate from welfare and food stamps. It has higher earning levels, you just have to be pregnant have an infant or have children. paula coon <paulacoonearthlink (DOT) net> wrote: In this part the federal food give-aways are only a few times

a year and aren't always cans of pork and blocks of cheese. It's often a combination of different foods and the amount you get depends on the number in your household. You have to show proof that you are low income to receive it too. If someone who works for the welfare dept here took any of the food (cheese or otherwise) they could be arrested for fraud because they workers are paid way too much to be anywhere the poverty level. A friend of mine is a case worker there and she makes over $25 per hour. a .......... in Michigancoming soon - Farm Fresh Soaps and Candles.com !!! Bill, I don't think they do give out cheese anymore. I wasn't told about it. I'd take free cheese....yum! ShirlsMS-Bill <wj.foulkeinsightbb> wrote: My mother retired from the Walfare department in Noblesville, IN maybe she spoke to you at one time. She use to bring home some of the walfare cheese they gave to people. Do you know if they still do that? I am not a big fan of cheese. Bill __________________________________________________