Women, Infants, and Children
WIC is a federally funded nutrition education and food supplement program for pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children ages 1 – 4. We hold monthly WIC Clinics in Plattsburg, Lathrop, and Cameron.
Who Is Eligible?
In order to be eligible, participants must:
- Must live in Missouri.
- Meet the income guidelines.
- Foster children under 5 are automatically eligible for WIC benefits.
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance (TA) participants and participants of income-qualifying MO HealthNet are automatically eligible for WIC benefits.
- Meet a below category:
- Pregnant woman.
- Breastfeeding woman until the infant’s first birthday.
- Postpartum women up to six months after delivery or end of pregnancy.
- Infants.
- Children until their 5th birthday.
Individuals who meet income and category guidelines will have a nutrition and health assessment completed during the certification process.
Still unsure? Use the prescreen tool or call us at 816-539-2144.
Non-Discrimination Policy
The WIC Non-discrimination can be found here: WIC Non-Discrimination Policy
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
