Beaumont Public Health Department

Beaumont Public Health Department

Who Can Apply?
What does WIC provide and who receives the benefits?
How to become a WIC client

WIC is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy.

Nutrition education and counseling, nutritious foods, and assistance with access to health care are provided to low-income women, infants, and children through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program, popularly known as WIC.

Who can apply?

Pregnant women

Women who are breastfeeding a baby under one year of age

Women who have had a baby in the past six months

Parents, step-parents, guardians, and foster parents of infants and children under five can apply for their children

You do not have to be married to apply for WIC

If you have a job or if you have private health insurance, you can apply for WIC.

What does WIC provide and who receives the benefits?
WIC provides nutrition education, nutritious foods, referrals to health and human services, breastfeeding support, and immunizations at some clinics.
Food benefits are issued for each client. Both fathers and mothers can receive and spend the benefits for their children.

WIC provides benefits each month on an EBT Smart Card which are taken to grocery stores and used to buy healthy and nutritious foods. WIC foods include iron-fortified infant formula and infant cereal, iron-fortified adult cereal, vitamin C-rich fruit and/or vegetable juice, milk, eggs, cheese, beans, and peanut butter. Different food packages are issued to different clients. For example, mothers who are 100% breastfeeding their babies without formula are issued tuna and carrots in addition to other foods.
Breastfeeding Support Clients receive encouragement and instruction in breastfeeding. In many cases, breastfeeding women are provided breast pumps free of charge. WIC helps clients learn why breastfeeding is the best start for your baby, how to breastfeed while still working, Dad's role in supporting breastfeeding, tips for teens who breastfeed, pumping and storing breastmilk and much more.

How to become a WIC client

Call the WIC office nearest you at 950 Washington Blvd 832-4000 or at 5550 Eastex Freeway Suite EE 899-4488

Bring documentation of your family's income. Bring documents for everybody in your family who works or has a source of income. Examples of documentation are: Paycheck stub, letter from your employer. Applicants and certain family members who receive Medicaid, TANF, or Food Stamps automatically meet income eligibility by bringing proof of their participation in one of these programs and do not have to bring other income documents.

Bring documentation of where you live such as a utility bill, rent receipt, or business letter.

Undergo a simple health screening to determine nutritional risk.

WIC Locations

ADDRESS	OFFICE HOURS
950 Washington Blvd Beaumont, Texas 77705 Phone: (409) 832-4000 (se habla español)	Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Wednesday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Friday 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM 3^rd Saturday of month - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
5550 Eastex Freeway Suite EE Beaumont, Texas 77710 Phone: (409) 899-4488	Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM 4^th Saturday of month - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM