How to Apply

Proof of identification for each participant(s) and parent, Guardian, or alternate. examples include:

• • eWIC Card (not first appointment)
  • Birth certificate, hospital/clinic record, crib card, or wrist band
  • Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR) Record
  • Photo ID (school ID, county ID, driver’s license, WI state ID card, passport, military ID, tribal ID, Matricula Consular ID)
  • Social Security Card (for adults only)
  • Foster/Kinship situations: placement papers or Kinship Care statement (is used as ID and income proof)

Proof of income:

• • Notice of Eligibility for FoodShare, W-2, or Wisconsin Shares Child Care (may use ACCESS website) OR
  • ForwardHealth Card — PLEASE NOTE: In some cases BadgerCare cannot be used as proof. Ask your WIC staff if you need to bring income proof from the last 30 days (described below) OR
  • Pay or unemployment check stubs
  • Child support statement
  • SSI/Disability Statement

Proof of current residence:

• • Utility bill
  • Any mail/envelope with your name and address (PO Box not allowed)
  • Driver’s license with current address
  • FoodShare Notice of Eligibility (may use ACCESS website)
  • Rent/mortgage receipt or lease with name & address

Most recent blood iron test (hemoglobin or hematocrit) done at a clinic/hospital – may use electronic medical record.

*Test will be done at WIC if no result available, or does not meet required testing timeframe*

Proof of pregnancy:

• • Medical clinic/doctor/pregnancy testing center statement
  • Sonogram/ultrasound photo with name and date

Child/children’s immunization records (if transferring from out of state)