WIC

Tips for Eating Healthy

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Make a Weekly Meal Plan

Download this fillable weekly meal plan from myplate.gov to start off with healthy choices!

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WIC (Women, Infants and Children)

Feed ‘Em Smart From the Start!

Nobody should have to choose between paying the bills and buying healthy groceries. The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program is a supplemental nutrition program providing healthy food, breastfeeding support, and nutrition education. WIC is available to income eligible moms who are pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum along with dads, foster parents and grandparents, or any guardian of a child under 5 years old. SNAP and Head Start participants automatically qualify.

If you have questions specifically regarding the WIC program, please email us at WIC@gallatin.mt.gov.

What do WIC participants receive?

Free, healthy food
One-on-one consulting with nutritionists
Breastfeeding support
Free nutritional screenings
Farmers’ Market vouchers
Free nutrition and breastfeeding classes

WIC Eligibility Requirements

Pregnant woman
Breastfeeding woman with an infant under 12 months of age
Non-breastfeeding woman up to 6 months of postpartum
Infant under 12 months of age
Child 1 to 5 years of age
Individuals with children participating in Medicaid, TANF, and free or reduced-price school lunch
Note: Fathers, custodial grandparents, foster parents or other guardians may apply for WIC for their children.

Learn more specifics on eligibility requirements.

Income Eligibility Guidelines

July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022

Family Household Size	Annual	Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	$23,828	$1,986	$917	$459
2	$32,227	$2,686	$1,240	$620
3	$40,626	$3,386	$1,693	$782
4	$49,025	$4,086	$1,886	$943
5	$57,424	$4,786	$2,209	$1,105
6	$65,823	$5,486	$2,532	$1,266
7	$74,222	$6,186	$2,855	$1,428
8	$82,621	$6,886	$3,178	$1,589
Each additional, add:	+$8,399	+$700	+$324	+$162

With eWIC, our electronic benefits transfer, it’s easier than ever to participate.

Your First WIC Appointment

To begin enrollment, please bring the following to your first appointment:

Identification for all participants (Birth Certificate, Driver’s License, Social Security Card or Medicaid Card)
Proof of residence
Proof of income for all members of the household

WIC is on campus!

Gallatin County WIC and Montana State University are excited to welcome families to our campus WIC clinic. Appointments will be available from 9:00am to 4:00pm every Monday.

Call Healthy Gallatin WIC at 406.582.3115 or email us at WIC@gallatin.mt.gov to schedule an appointment for the MSU Campus Clinic, or at any of our other Gallatin County locations.

Bozeman: 215 W Mendenhall, in Bozeman, on the north side of the Gallatin City-County Health Department building.
Belgrade: 201 W Madison, Building 2, open Thursdays only, 9am-5pm.
Montana State University: 1218 S. 15th Street, Bozeman. Mondays, 9am-4pm.
West Yellowstone: Povah Center, 10 S. Geyser Street, call 406.582.3115 for more information.
If you need to reach us on our clinic days in Belgrade, Montana State University, or West Yellowstone, call 406.539.7070.

To schedule an appointment, call us at 406.582.3115, or email WIC@gallatin.mt.gov