谁能申请

• 孕妇、产后 6 个月内的妈妈、哺乳 1 年内的妈妈、5 岁以下孩子（父亲、祖父母等主要照顾者都能替孩子申请）
• 家里有人领白卡、粮食券或现金补助的，自动符合收入标准
• 否则年收入在贫困线 185% 以内：1人 $29,526、2人 $40,034、3人 $50,542、4人 $61,050

怎么申请（一步一步来）

1. 第1步先确认符合：孕妇、生完孩子不久的妈妈、5 岁以下孩子。不问移民身份。
2. 第2步找 WIC 办公室：打 Growing Up Healthy 热线 1-800-522-5006，说 “Chinese, please” 要中文翻译，请他们帮你找附近的 WIC 办公室，约时间。
3. 第3步或者网上登记：打开纽约州 WIC 网站（health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/wic），点网页上的聊天图标，跟线上助手 Wanda 回答几个问题，它会把你转给附近的 WIC 办公室。
4. 第4步也可以直接打给附近的 WIC 办公室：办公室名单在 WIC 网站的 “WIC Offices” 页面。
5. 第5步约面谈：可以选电话面谈或当面面谈。
6. 第6步准备 4 类证明，每类一份：① 全家收入（有白卡、粮食券或现金补助通知书就可以代替）② 怀孕、哺乳或孩子的证明（如医生填的 WIC 转介表、出生证明）③ 身份证明 ④ 住址证明。
7. 第7步请医生填表：带上 WIC 医疗转介表（WIC Medical Referral Form）给医生，填身高、体重、验血等资料。
8. 第8步参加面谈：工作人员核对文件，给孩子或你做简单健康检查，讲营养知识，然后按你家需要定好食物配额。

申请之后会怎样

• 面谈当天就知道结果：符合的话，工作人员当场帮你开通福利。
• 拿到 eWIC 卡：像借记卡一样用，在超市和药房买 WIC 批准的食物。
• 还会有营养指导：WIC 也提供喂母乳的帮助，并可以转介你去其他服务。
• 续期（recertification，重新确认资格）：到期前要再联系你的 WIC 办公室，用同样方法再办一次。

电话与网址

• Growing Up Healthy 热线电话 1-800-522-5006
• ACCESS NYC：WICaccess.nyc.gov/programs/women-infants-and-children-wic

Who can apply

• Pregnant people, moms up to 6 months after birth (1 year if breastfeeding), children under 5; any main caregiver can apply for a child
• Automatically income-eligible if someone has Medicaid, SNAP or cash assistance
• Otherwise yearly income up to 185% of poverty: $29,526 (1), $40,034 (2), $50,542 (3), $61,050 (4)

How to apply, step by step

1. Step 1Check you qualify: pregnant, recently gave birth, or a child under 5. Immigration status isn't asked.
2. Step 2Find a WIC office: call the Growing Up Healthy Hotline at 1-800-522-5006, say "Chinese, please" for an interpreter, and ask them to find a nearby WIC office and set up a time.
3. Step 3Or sign up online: open the NYS WIC website (health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/wic), click the chat icon, answer a few questions from the online assistant Wanda, and it connects you to a local WIC office.
4. Step 4You can also call a local WIC office directly: the list is on the "WIC Offices" page of the WIC website.
5. Step 5Book an appointment: choose by phone or in person.
6. Step 6Bring 4 kinds of proof, one of each: (1) household income (a Medicaid, SNAP or cash assistance notice can count instead) (2) proof of pregnancy, breastfeeding or the child (such as a WIC referral form from the doctor, or a birth certificate) (3) identity (4) address.
7. Step 7Ask your doctor to fill in a form: bring the WIC Medical Referral Form so the doctor can record height, weight, bloodwork and so on.
8. Step 8Go to the appointment: staff check your papers, do a quick health check, talk about nutrition, and set up a food package for your family.

After you apply

• You find out at the appointment: if you qualify, staff set up your benefits then.
• You get an eWIC card: it works like a debit card for WIC-approved foods at grocery stores and pharmacies.
• Ongoing support: WIC also gives nutrition counseling, breastfeeding help and referrals to other services.
• Recertification (renewing eligibility): contact your WIC office again and go through the same steps.

Phone & websites

• Growing Up Healthy HotlinePhone 1-800-522-5006
• ACCESS NYC: WICaccess.nyc.gov/programs/women-infants-and-children-wic