Florida WIC clients use a WIC EBT card to purchase approved foods at authorized stores. Before shopping, check your balance online or 866-629-1095.
The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program is a federally-funded supplemental nutrition program. WIC supports Florida Families by providing the following at no cost:
- Healthy foods
- Breastfeeding support
- Nutrition education
- Referrals to other services
Families are screened for nutritional risk and income eligibility. Licensed nutritionists and nutrition educators determine eligibility and provide nutrition assessment, counseling, and education to assist families in making healthier nutrition, physical activity, and lifestyle choices.
HOW WIC Works
Read Florida’s WIC program guide, available in English, Spanish, and Kreyòl.
The WIC office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments are recommended, but not required. Thursdays are walk-in days. During times of high client volume, the office may stop accepting clients earlier than posted closing time.
Nutritious Foods and Support for families
Florida’s WIC Program provides vouchers for nutritious foods purchased at authorized stores. Clients purchase the foods at WIC-authorized retailers using a WIC EBT card.
The food package tailored for the individual client is loaded onto the EBT card at the WIC office during certification and nutrition education follow-up appointments.
WIC Mobile App
The Florida WIC Mobile App will give WIC participants the opportunity to view upcoming appointments, view food benefits that have been issued to them in the clinic, scan UPCs while shopping at the store to see if the UPC is a WIC Approved item or not, and provide information on locations of WIC Stores and WIC Clinics across the State of Florida.
The goal of the Florida WIC Mobile App is to give participants all the information they need at their fingertips to make their shopping experience fun and easy.
To register to use the Florida WIC Mobile App, you must be a WIC participant and have been issued a WIC EBT card.
Apply for WIC
WIC is available for income-eligible pregnant and postpartum women, breastfeeding moms, and children under five (up to age 5). Dads, grandparents, foster parents, and anyone raising kids under five can receive apply for support for the kids in their care.
Postpartum women are eligible for up to six months after the end of their pregnancy. Breastfeeding moms are eligible to receive food benefits until their babies are 1 year of age.
To be income-eligible for WIC, you must have a total household income equal to or less than the amounts of Florida’s WIC income guidelines. If you or your children receive Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), you’re already income-eligible for WIC.
How To Apply
Call toll free 800-342-3556 and say you want to apply for WIC. You will receive a call to set an appointment for a WIC certification visit. At this visit, the household income and the medical/nutrition status of each applicant will be reviewed and you will find out if you and/or your children are eligible for WIC.
- Bring all necessary information to determine eligibility. View the eligibility checklist: English | Spanish | Creole
- Bring the child, infant, or woman who is applying.
- If eligible by income, you will see a nutrition professional and be enrolled.
- You will receive WIC-EBT cards for specific nutritious foods to use at retail stores.
If you have difficulty understanding English or have a disability, free language assistance or other aids and services are available upon request.