Kansas runs the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children through local clinics in almost every part of the state. Our directory lists 109 WIC offices in 104 Kansas cities, from several clinics in Wichita to small county health departments in places like Ashland, Atwood and Cimarron. This page explains who runs the program, how city and rural clinics differ, and what to do before your first visit.

How the Kansas WIC Program Is Organized

WIC is a federal nutrition program paid for by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In Kansas, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) administers it through its Bureau of Family Health. KDHE sets clinic policy, approves the list of WIC foods, trains staff, and contracts with the local agencies that see families in person.

Most of those local agencies are county or multi-county health departments. That explains names such as the Dickinson County Health Department WIC Office in Abilene, the Harper County Health Department WIC Office in Anthony and the Clark County Health Department WIC Office in Ashland. A few sites sit in other buildings, including the Atwood Midwest Energy Building WIC Office in Rawlins County and the Coffey County Courthouse Health Department WIC Office in Burlington.

Because the program is federal, the core rules are the same in every Kansas county. Income limits, food packages and certification periods do not change when you cross a county line. What does change is the schedule: how many days the clinic is open, whether walk-ins are accepted, and who is on hand for breastfeeding questions.

Who Qualifies for WIC in Kansas

WIC serves pregnant women, breastfeeding women, women who recently gave birth, infants and young children. You can apply for yourself, or for a child in your care if you are a parent, grandparent, foster parent or other guardian.

Breastfeeding women can receive benefits until the baby's first birthday. Women who are not breastfeeding can enroll for up to six months after the birth. Infants qualify until their first birthday, and children qualify until they turn five.

You must also live in Kansas, though there is no minimum length of residence. Your household income must be at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level. A health professional at the clinic must also find a nutrition risk, such as low iron or a gap in the diet. That screening is routine and usually quick.

Many families qualify automatically on income. Participation in KanCare (the Kansas Medicaid program), SNAP or TANF generally counts as proof of income eligibility. Working families are not excluded, and a pregnant woman is counted as more than one person when household size is figured. U.S. citizenship is not required.

Wichita, Manhattan and Junction City: Metro and Fort Riley Area Clinics

Wichita has the most listings of any Kansas city in our database, with three. The Wichita Main Health WIC Office is at 1900 East 9th Street North, phone 316-660-7444. All three Wichita sites fall in Sedgwick County. City clinics usually offer more appointment times than rural ones, so ask when you call whether evening slots or interpreter help are available.

Manhattan has two listings. It sits in Riley County, which has four in total, the most of any Kansas county in our data. The Manhattan WIC Office is at 2101 Claflin Road, phone 785-776-4779. Students at Kansas State University and families from nearby Fort Riley live in this area. Either group can qualify if household income and nutrition risk meet the rules. Federal rules treat some military housing allowances differently from regular pay, so tell staff if your income includes one.

The Geary County Health Department WIC Office serves Junction City from 1212 West Ash Street, phone 785-762-5682. Geary County has two listings, and Pottawatomie County, to the east, also has two.

In the southeast, Independence and Coffeyville anchor Montgomery County, which has three listings. The Independence WIC Office is at 2615 West Main Street. The Coffeyville Walter Johnson Park WIC Office is at 508 Park Street. The number we have for Independence, 816-404-6460, carries a Kansas City-area code, so confirm it with the clinic before you drive.

Johnson County, in the Kansas City metro area, also has two listings. Metro families often have more than one clinic within a short drive, so compare hours before you book.

Rural Kansas WIC Clinics in County Seats

Outside the metro areas, WIC usually lives inside the county health department. Our database includes the Lane County office at 125 West Long Street in Dighton, the Gray County office at 300 South Main Street in Cimarron, and the Comanche County office at 207 South Washington Avenue in Coldwater. It also lists the Morris County office at 221 Hockaday Street in Council Grove and the Chase County office at 301 Walnut Street in Cottonwood Falls.

These clinics serve wide areas with small populations, so hours can be shorter than in a city. Some run WIC only on certain days. Call first, ask which days certification appointments are held, and ask how long the visit will take.

Shared Phone Numbers and Shortened City Names

A few listings share a phone number. The Atwood office in Rawlins County and the Thomas County WIC Office in Colby both list 785-890-4888. The Coffeyville office and the Cherokee County Health Department WIC Office in Columbus both show 620-429-3338. This often means one agency schedules appointments for several sites, so ask which location your appointment is at before you leave home.

Some city names in our data are shortened. "Junction" means Junction City, "Dodge" means Dodge City, where the Ford County Health Department WIC Office is at 106 East Spruce Street, and "Arkansas" means Arkansas City.

Preparing for Your First Kansas WIC Appointment

Call the local agency to book a certification visit, and plan on about an hour. Bring as many of these as you can:

The person receiving benefits usually needs to attend so staff can measure height and weight and check iron with a finger-prick blood test. A nutrition counselor then reviews diet and health with you. If you qualify, you receive an eWIC card and a list of approved foods, such as milk, eggs, whole grains, beans, infant formula and a monthly fruit and vegetable benefit. Amounts depend on your category.

Benefits are issued for a set certification period, and you return to recertify before it ends. Ask the clinic about breastfeeding support, which many county health departments provide alongside WIC.

WIC offices throughout Kansas are administered by the state health department through a network of local clinic agencies — including county health departments, hospitals, community health centers, and nonprofit organizations — that are authorized to certify participants and provide nutrition services. Kansas's WIC program follows USDA federal guidelines while operating its own approved food list and vendor management system.

WIC Office locations are available in 104 cities across Kansas. They are spread across 98 counties.

Cities with the highest number of WIC offices include Wichita, Independence, Junction, which serve large populations of eligible families and often host multiple clinic sites to reduce travel barriers.

Pregnant women, new mothers, and families with young children in Kansas who think they may be eligible for WIC are encouraged to apply even if they are unsure — income eligibility is based on household size and WIC serves families up to 185% of the federal poverty level. Applying does not affect other public benefit programs.

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Kansas WIC participants can find their nearest authorized WIC vendor — the grocery stores and pharmacies where their EBT benefits can be used — through the state WIC program's vendor locator tool. If you move within Kansas, contact your current WIC clinic to transfer your case to the new local agency without losing your current certification period.

Browse WIC Office by county across Kansas to find the WIC clinic serving your area and get contact information for scheduling an eligibility appointment.

Getting to the Right WIC Office Across Kansas

Kansas is a long state, and the distance to a clinic depends on where you live. In the Kansas City and Wichita areas, you may have several clinics within a short drive. In western counties such as Lane, Clark and Comanche, the county seat clinic may be the only one for miles, so a missed appointment costs more time.

Start with the county page that matches your address, then call the office before you go. Confirm the street address, the days WIC is offered and the documents to bring. In southern Kansas, Cowley County lists the Arkansas City Health Department WIC Office at 115 East Radio Lane, phone 620-442-3260. In central Kansas, Dickinson County lists the Dickinson County Health Department WIC Office at 1001 North Brady Street in Abilene, phone 785-263-4179.

Keep your appointment if you can, and call early if you must reschedule. Questions about WIC policy, approved foods or store authorization go to KDHE, which runs the program statewide. Your local clinic can point you to the right contact.

Kansas WIC Questions Answered

Start by calling the clinic closest to you, such as the Geary County Health Department in Junction City at 785-762-5682 or the Wichita Main Health WIC Office at 316-660-7444. Staff will schedule a certification appointment and tell you which documents to bring. At the visit, a clinic worker checks your identity, address and income, measures height and weight, and screens for nutrition risk. If you qualify, you receive an eWIC card and learn how to use it. In most cases you leave with your card and a date for your next visit.

The federal limit is 185 percent of the poverty level, and the dollar amount rises with household size. The guidelines are updated each year, so ask your clinic for the current table. A pregnant woman is counted as more than one person, because the household count includes the baby or babies she is expecting. If anyone in your household receives KanCare, SNAP or TANF, you are generally treated as income eligible without more proof. If your income is irregular or self-employed, bring recent records and staff will help you work out the total.

Your card works only at grocery stores that KDHE has authorized as WIC vendors. Look for a WIC sign at the door or WIC labels on the shelves. Your benefits cover the specific foods and amounts in your food package, so check the list before you shop. Many families separate WIC items from other groceries at the register to keep checkout smooth. Ask your clinic for the current list of approved stores in your county, since small-town options are fewer than in Wichita or the Kansas City area.

Our database covers 104 Kansas cities, so most county seats have a clinic. Lane County has one in Dighton, Clark County in Ashland and Comanche County in Coldwater. Call your own county health department first, since it can tell you which site serves your address and which days certification visits are held. Rules for doing parts of a visit by phone have changed over the years, so ask what the clinic allows now. Booking morning appointments and grouping errands in the county seat can save a second trip.

Not necessarily. If you were on WIC in another state, ask that state's clinic for a verification of certification document before you leave, and bring it to your Kansas clinic. Kansas staff can honor it until the end of your current certification period, which means no gap in benefits while you settle in. If you have no document, you will go through a new certification visit. Either way, the Kansas clinic issues you a Kansas eWIC card. Tell staff your due date or your child's birth date so they place you in the right category.

Military families can enroll if they meet the same income and nutrition-risk rules as everyone else. Two clinics sit on either side of the post. The Manhattan WIC Office is at 2101 Claflin Road in Riley County, phone 785-776-4779. The Geary County Health Department WIC Office is at 1212 West Ash Street in Junction City, phone 785-762-5682. Federal rules handle certain military housing allowances differently from regular pay, so bring a recent pay statement and ask staff how your income is counted.