Alabama WIC and Summer Food Service

Alabama Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are determined to be at nutritional risk. To be fully eligible for the WIC Program, applicants must be determined by a health professional, at no cost, to be at nutritional risk (i.e., have certain medical-based or diet-based risk conditions).

General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Alabama, pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum woman, infant or child up to 5 years of age and:

• (1) are individually determined by a health professional to be at nutrition risk; and,
• (2) meet an income standard, or are determined automatically income eligible.

A person who participates or has family members who participate in certain other benefit programs, such as the Food Stamp Program, Medicaid or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, automatically meets the income eligibility requirement.

Application Process
See the Alabama WIC website for detailed application information.

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Alabama Summer Food Service

The Summer Food Service program provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to help Alabama children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow, throughout the summer months when they are out of school.

General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Alabama, your household’s annual income before taxes must not exceed

• $20,036 if one person lives in the household;
• $26,955 if two people live in the household;
• $33,874 if three people live in the household;
• $40,793 if four people live in the household;
• $47,712 if five people live in the household;
• $54,631 if six people live in the household;
• $61,550 if seven people live in the household;
• and $68,469 if eight people live in the household.
• For larger households, add $6,919 for each additional person in the home.

Application Process
To apply for the Summer Food Service program, contact your state’s child nutrition program office. Contact information for your state can be found here.

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