(CHCC) — While the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation-CNMI Women, Infants, and Children or WIC Program continues its efforts to ensure food access, breastfeeding support, and reassurance for young families during the pandemic, it has released new income eligibility guidelines.
WIC services are available to CNMI’s pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children under the age of five who are at nutritional risk and who are at or below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. A pregnant woman is considered two family members.
A person or certain family members who participate in other benefits programs, such as the Nutrition Assistance Program or Medicaid, automatically meet the income requirement.
Call (670) 664-4084 to see if you qualify.
The following essential documents are required for certification (required for everyone who will be enrolling into the WIC Program):
• Identification for adults (driver’s license, photo ID)
• Child’s identification (shot record, birth certificate, crib card)
• Proof of income (30 days of recent paystubs, Medicaid card, NAP card)
• Proof of address (mail from CUC, NAP card, map to residence)
For general inquiries about the WIC Program or eligibility, call (670) 664-4084. Stay informed and up to date with what is going on at WIC by visiting CNMI WIC’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cnmichcc, www.facebook.com/cnmi.wicprogram, or Instagram @cnmi.wic
WIC is an equal opportunity provider funded by the United Stated Department of Agriculture.
For more information about CHCC programs, follow @cnmichcc on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter; visit https://www.chcc.health; or call (670) 234-8950.
