Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Working closely with Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department, the Young Families Program provides Women, Infants and Children (WIC) services on our campus for our clients' convenience. Our two programs build healthy families by providing supplementary food in addition to nutritional education and support to young, parenting families. We also provide our clients with certifications and voucher pickup.

We work with our Lincoln Family Medicine Center pregnant and parenting patients who need WIC services. Whenever possible, we consolidate their WIC appointments with their monthly doctor’s appointment by scheduling the two together. Just let us know if you'd like us to make those appointments on the same day.

Regular WIC services are available on our campus every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 8:15 am and 4:00 pm, with no appointments between 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm. But you can reach staff in our office every week day.

To make changes in your checks or with appointment dates, please call us at 488-6511.

WIC Guidelines
You are eligible for WIC if you:

  • Live in Nebraska;
  • Are pregnant, had a child within the last six months or are breastfeeding and your child is less than 1 year of age, or if you are a child less than 5 years of age;
  • Have a nutritional or health risk; and
  • Your household income before taxes is equal to or less than the amount shown from the number of people who depend on this income.* 

Income Guidelines:
All applicants to the Nebraska WIC Program must meet income guidelines for participation in the program.  The income guidelines are 185% and below of the Office of Management and Budget’s income guidelines (same as for reduced priced school meals). The income guidelines for the Nebraska WIC Program are updated and provided to the local agencies as a revision to the procedure manual, on or before July 1, each year.

     

    Nebraska WIC INCOME GUIDELINES

    Effective July 1, 2011

     

     

    Family

    Size

     

    Annual Income

     

    Monthly Income

    Twice Monthly Income

     

    Bi-Weekly Income

     

    Weekly Income

    1

    20,147

    1,679

      840

    775

    388

    2

    27,214

    2,268

    1,134

    1,047

    524

    3

    34,281

    2,857

    1,429

    1,319

    660

    4

    41,348

    3,446

    1,723

    1,591

    796

    5

    48,415

    4,035

    2,018

    1,863

    932

    6

    55,482

    4,624

    2,312

    2,134

    1,067

    7

    62,549

    5,213

    2,607

    2,406

    1,203

    8

    69,616

    5,802

    2,901

    2,678

    1,339

    9

    76,683

    6,391

    3,196

    2,950

    1,475

    10

    83,750

    6,980

    3,490

    3,222

    1,611

    11

    90,817

    7,569

    3,785

    3,493

    1,747

    12

    97,884

    8,157

    4,079

    3,765

    1,883

    13

    104,951

    8,746

    4,373

    4,037

    2,019

    14

    112,018

    9,335

    4,668

    4,309

    2,155

    15

    119,085

    9,924

    4,962

    4,581

    2,291

    Each add’l family member add

     

     

    +$7,067

     

     

    +$589

     

     

    +$295

     

     

    +$272

     

     

    +$136

     

    Refer to the supplement chart for additional family members.

     

    These income guidelines are 185% of the Office of Management and Budget’s income guidelines (same as for reduced price school meals), in accordance with Sec. 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1996 and Federal Regulation 246.7 (c ) (1).