Women, infants & children – WIC
Garfield County reinstating WIC farmers market
Garfield County Public Health (GCPH) is reinstating the Garfield County WIC Farmers Market Program and once again operating it locally, following the state taking the program over in 2021.
Markets in Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Rifle, and Parachute are interested in participating and take place June through September. To qualify for WIC, clients must include families with children under 5, mothers who are pregnant or mothers who are breastfeeding, and earn less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level.
WIC is the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children. This is a federally-funded nutrition program that provides nutrition education, healthful foods, and health referrals to women, infants and children who qualify.
Who is eligible for WIC:
- Pregnant women
- Breast feeding women
- Postpartum women (up to 6 months after delivery)
- Infants and children up to the age of 5
Other eligibility criteria:
Nutritional risk: Applicants receive an initial screening to determine nutritional risk.
Income: Families who receive Medicaid; food stamps, and/or TANF are automatically income eligible for WIC.
Residence: Participants must live in the county where they receive services. Participants do not have to be U.S. citizens.
Check WIC benefit eligibility.