Pike County Health Department WIC Announces Updated Income Guidelines & Contract Continuance
Bowling Green, MO – Pike County Health Department announces a contract continuance to provide WIC services for federal fiscal year 2026 has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the release of updated income guidelines.
Based on 185% of the federal poverty guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS releases annual adjustments to the poverty guidelines before June each year.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides nutrition services to pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children up to their 5th birthday. The primary services provided are healthy, supplemental food; nutrition risk assessment, education and counseling; breastfeeding promotion and support and screening and referrals to health care and other services.
To be eligible for WIC, applicants must reside in Missouri, meet income guidelines and be at nutritional risk. Participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance (TA) and most MO HealthNet programs are automatically income-eligible for WIC benefits.
The income guidelines below reflect gross (pre-tax) income. A pregnant woman may count as two family members. To view the complete list broken out by family size, visit WIC.Mo.Gov.
| Family size | Annual | Monthly | Twice monthly | Bi-weekly | Weekly |
| 1 | $28,953 | $2,413 | $1,207 | $1,114 | $557 |
| 2 | $39,128 | $3,261 | $1,631 | $1,505 | $753 |
| 3 | $49,303 | $4,109 | $2,055 | $1,897 | $949 |
| 4 | $59,478 | $4,957 | $2,479 | $2,288 | $1,144 |
WIC is administered in Pike County by Pike County Health Dept. Persons interested in applying or who need more information should contact Pike County Health Dept at 573-324-2111. WIC clinics are offered monthly at the following location(s):
- Pike County Health Department, 1 Healthcare Place, Bowling Green, MO: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays
- First Baptist Church, 608 S. Carolina St. Louisiana, MO: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/general-information/staff-offices/office-assistant-secretary-civil-rights/how-file-program-discrimination-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, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
