Mission Statement
The Women Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition program is considered one of the most successful federally funded nutrition programs in the country. WIC is committed to improving the health of eligible pregnant women, new mothers, and children by providing nutrition education, breastfeeding support, healthy foods, and referrals to health and social programs during the critical stages of fetal and early childhood development. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a short-term intervention program designed to influence lifetime nutrition and health behaviors in a targeted at-risk population. WIC provides free health screenings to all participants to determine nutritional risk. A nutritional risk is any problem that is associated with diet, growth, or medical diagnosis that might impact nutritional status. Examples include anemia, underweight, overweight, history of pregnancy complications or poor pregnancy outcomes. Nutrition risk is determined by a health professional such as a nutritionist, physician, or nurse by measuring height and weight, doing a simple blood test and reviewing each participant’s medical history and dietary intake.
- WIC State Agency
- Local Counties Covered
- Who is Eligible?
- Where is WIC Available?
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD- 3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCRP-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632- 9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider
WIC Director, Julie Kasmierski, (814) 773-3162 ext. 3029 Fax: (814) 772-7045
WIC is a program of the Pennsylvania Department of Health with funds from the USDA Where can you get WIC? (See WIC Locations, tab above)
WIC has several clinics in the area. See WIC Locations (tab above) for contact information on your local WIC offices. Please contact WIC Clinic at North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission. The number is (814) 776-1106 or 1-800-WIC-WINS
Sally Zubairu-Cofield, Director
Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of WIC
625 Forster Street
7 West, Health and Welfare Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Telephone: (717) 783-1289
Toll Free In-State: 1-800-WIC-WINS
or 1-800-942-9467
Fax: (717) 705-0462
Website: http://www.health.state.pa.us
Cameron County | Elk County/Administrative Office | Clearfield County |
| Emporium WIC Clinic | Ridgway WIC Clinic | Clearfield WIC Clinic |
| 301 S. Chestnut Street, Suite 101 | 49 Ridgmont Drive | 801 S. 4th Street |
| Emporium, PA 15834 | Ridgway, PA 15853 | Clearfield, PA 16830 |
| Phone: (814) 776-1106 ext. 3068 | Phone: (814) 776-1106 Ext. 3026 | Phone: (814) 776-1106 Ext. 3066 |
| Fax: (814) 772-7045 | Fax: (814) 772-7045 | Fax: (814) 765-8030 |
Potter County | Bradford WIC Clinic | DuBois WIC Clinic |
| Coudersport WIC Clinic | Bradford Regional Medical Center | 3 S. Brady Street, Suite 242 |
| 279 Route 6 West | 116 Interstate Pkwy | DuBois, PA 15801 |
| Coudersport, PA 16915 | Bradford, PA 16701 | Phone: (814) 776-1106 Ext. 3061 |
| Phone: (814) 776-1106 Ext. 3064 | Phone: (814) 776-1106 Ext. 3072 | Fax: (814) 375-0312 |
| Fax: (814) 772-7045 | Fax: (814) 538-1273 | |
Shinglehouse WIC Clinic | Jefferson County | Brookville WIC Clinic |
| United Methodist Church | Punxsutawney WIC Clinic | 18 Western Ave, Suite L |
| 201 N. Lincoln Street | 122 E. Mahoning St, Suite C | Brookville, PA 15825 |
| Shinglehouse, PA 16748 | Punxsutawney, PA 15767 | Phone: (814) 776-1106 Ext. 3071 |
| Phone: (814) 697-7252 | Phone: (814) 776-1106 Ext. 3069 | Fax: (814) 538-1214 |
| Fax: (814) 772-7045 | Fax: (814) 538-1214 | |
Harrison Valley WIC Clinic | Houtzdale WIC Clinic | |
| 205 E. Main Street, Room 4 | 40 Terrace Drive, Apt 2 | |
| Harrison Valley, PA 16927 | Houtzdale, PA 16651 | |
| Phone: (814) 334-5773 | Phone: (814) 378-6217 | |
| Fax: (814) 772-7045 | Fax: (814) 765-8030 | |
INCOME GUIDELINES FOR PENNSYLVANIA WIC
Effective from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
Income eligibility standards are effective for certifying all new applicants, and for recertifying current participants at the time of their next certification on or after July 1, 2023. The expected number of babies is counted in the family size for WIC and Medical Assistance (MA).
Current income guidelines for Healthy Beginnings (HB) and Healthy Beginnings Plus (HBP), are the same as WIC income guidelines. Refer potentially eligible individuals to these programs.
**Please note that the MIS (PENN) will only consider the annual figure calculating income, and the monthly figure is just an approximate.
Pregnant or postpartum women, infants and children up to age 5 eligible. Participants must meet income guidelines, a State residency requirement and be “nutritional risk” by health professional.
| FAMILY | MONTHLY | ANNUAL |
| 1 | $2,248 | $26,973 |
| 2 | $3,041 | $36,482 |
| 3 | $3,833 | $45,991 |
| 4 | $4,625 | $55,500 |
| 5 | $5,418 | $65,009 |
| 6 | $6,210 | $74,518 |
| 7 | $7,003 | $84,027 |
| 8 | $7,795 | $93,536 |
| Additional Family Members | $793 | $9,509 |
To be eligible on the basis of income, applicants’ gross income (i.e. before taxes are withheld) must fall at or below 185 percent of the U. S. Poverty Income Guidelines:
*Gross Income (expected babies are counted in family size)
Foster children, MA, TANF and food stamps clients meet income guidelines.
While most States use the maximum guidelines, States may set lower income limit standards. A person or certain family members who participate in other benefits programs such as the Food Stamp Program, Medical or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families automatically meet the income eligibility requirements.
The WIC program is available in each State, the District of Columbia, 32 Indian Tribal Organizations, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Guam.
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In accordance with 7 C.F.R. § 246.4(b), the Department of Health has scheduled 2023 WIC public meetings to hear comments of the WIC program. The Pennsylvania WIC program values your feedback and suggestions.
The 2023 WIC public meetings schedule will be coming soon!!
These virtual meetings are open to the public to provide comments for the development of the 2023 WIC State Plan of Program Operation and Administration for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in Pennsylvania . There will be no presentations or discussions. This is an opportunity to voice comments about the program. All comments will be recorded.
Questions or to register, call 717-783-1289 or email ra-wicprogram@pa. gov.
Anyone unable to participate in a virtual meeting, but wishes to express their views of the program, may submit written comments, by May 31, 2022, via email, to ra-wicpr ogram@pa.gov, or mail to the Department of Health, Bureau of Women, Infants and Children (WIC), 625 Forster St ., 7 West, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
These meetings are subject to cancellation without notice.
Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this listing (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact the Department of Health, Bureau of WIC, 625 Forster Street, 7th Floor West, Health & Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, {717} 783-1289, or, for speech and/or hearing-impaired persons, call the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800} 654- 5984 (TDD users) or (800} 654-5988 (voice users).
The Pennsylvania WIC program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA is an equal opportunity provider.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement:
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a Complaint , and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
2. Fax: (202) 690-7442
3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Keara Klinepeter
Acting Secretary of Health