Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Overseas

The Department of Defense (DoD) offers the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Overseas Program to eligible participants living overseas. The WIC Overseas Program provides you and your family with several important benefits WIC Overseas counselors determine eligibility for the program by evaluating income, family size, and certain other criteria Once you or a family member is certified by a WIC Overseas counselor, you or the family member can enroll in the program.
Your WIC Overseas counselor will determine how long you can participate in the program. Those who may be eligible for the WIC Overseas Program includeThe WIC Overseas Program is designed to supplement the food you regularly buy with additional nutritional food items. WIC Overseas Program staff will provide ideas for meal planning, food preparation, and recipes that are nutritious, delicious, and easy to prepare.
Your counselor will give you an approved food list and redeemable food checks called "drafts," which you exchange for specific foods and quantities in overseas commissaries and NEXMARTs (drafts are accepted only at these overseas stores)Food items generally available through the WIC Overseas Program includeSubstitutions are not allowed.
If the commissary or NEXMART does not have the item listed on your draft, keep the draft until the item is in stock. However, be aware of the draft's expiration date.In addition to providing nutritious food and healthy meal planning, the WIC Overseas Program offers a nutritional screening for you and your children. This screening may help identify medical conditions early so that you can seek proper medical advice.