Women, Infants and Children Overseas Program

The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Overseas Program provides you and your family with several important benefits:

  • Nutritious food
  • Tips on how to prepare balanced meals
  • Nutrition and health screenings
  • Other resources that help you and your family lead healthier lives

Eligibility

The WIC Overseas Program is available to eligible participants living overseas*, including:

  • Civilian employees
  • Department of Defense contractors
  • Family members
  • Members of the uniformed services

*If you're using WIC in the U.S., you can continue your participation in the WIC Overseas program without having to re-qualify. Once you transfer overseas, contact your local WIC Overseas office to make plans to switch to WIC Overseas drafts.

WIC Overseas counselors determine eligibility for the program by evaluating income, family size, and certain other criteria.

Once a WIC Overseas counselor certifies you or a family member, 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 include:

  • Expectant mothers during pregnancy and throughout the first six weeks after giving birth*
  • Mothers until the infant is six months old if bottle-feeding or one year old if breast-feeding
  • Infants and children until the end of the month in which they turn age five

*After six weeks, mothers must contact a WIC Overseas counselor and reapply under either the bottle-feeding or breast-feeding category.

Contact your local WIC Overseas office to see if you and your children are eligible for WIC Overseas nutritional benefits. A WIC Overseas counselor will help you determine if you qualify and, if so, will help get you started.

How WIC Overseas Works

The WIC Overseas Program works 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 stores and NEXMARTs (drafts are accepted only at these overseas stores).

Food items generally available through the WIC Overseas Program include:

  • Canned tuna, salmon, and mackerel
  • Cheese
  • Dried beans or peas
  • Eggs
  • Fresh fruits and vegetables
  • Infant fruits and vegetables
  • Iron-fortified infant formula and infant cereal
  • Iron-fortified adult cereal
  • Milk
  • Peanut butter
  • Vitamin C-rich fruit and/or vegetable juice
  • Whole-grain bread and/or brown rice

Substitutions 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.

Can't get to the store?

You may have a “proxy” shop for you. First, you must have your proxy formally registered with your WIC Overseas office. Ask your WIC Overseas counselor for the appropriate paperwork.

WIC Overseas Fulfillment Voucher

Effective 1 July 2023, The Defense Health Agency has partnered with the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to issue a “Fulfillment Voucher” to WIC Overseas families when they are not able to fully utilize their current drafts, due an item not available for purchase. This occurs when items are out of stock or DeCA experiences a local shortage in which limited quantities are available. The Fulfillment Voucher can only be issued when no acceptable alternative product is
available in the categories listed below.

The following 7 categories are currently eligible to receive a Fulfillment Voucher:

  • Juice
  • Milk
  • Cheese
  • Yogurt
  • Eggs
  • Peanut Butter
  • Baby Formula (Concentrate, Powder, and Read to Use)

You must use your Fulfillment Voucher within 30 days. If you have any questions or concerns when redeeming a Fulfillment voucher, please ask to speak to an on-duty Commissary Manager for assistance or call your local WIC Overseas office.

 

Contact Information

Country

 

 Location 

 Contact information 

Belgium

SHAPE, Chievres, and Brussels

Phone: 011-32-65-32-5297

Fax: 011-32-65-44-5989

SHAPE WIC Overseas Program
401 Rue D'Oslo
Building 401, Room 115
SHAPE, 7010 

Bahrain

Manama

Phone: 011-973-1785-4781 

Bahrain WIC Overseas Program Bldg 265 Juffair Ave Room 111, Manama

Cuba

Guantanamo Bay

Phone: 1-757-458-2186

Fax: 1-757-458-2182

 

GTMO WIC Overseas Program

Chapel Annex

Bldg #763, Rm #9

Germany

Ansbach and 

Illesheim

 

Phone: 011-49-964-1705-871597

Fax: 011-49-981-183-7570

Ansbach WIC Overseas Program
Schlesierstrasse Bleidorn Kaserne
Building 5090
Ansbach, 91522

Baumholder

Phone: 011-49-611-143-531-3496

Baumholder WIC Overseas Program
Building 8745, 1st Floor, Room 5121
Baumholder, 55774

 

Grafenwoehr

Phone: 011-49-9641-70-526-6821

Fax: 011-49-9641-70-526-6825

Grafenwoehr WIC Overseas Program
Bldg 213 Argonne Str.
Room 106
92655 Grafenwoehr

Hohenfels

Phone: 011-49-9472-708-4601

Hohenfels WIC Overseas Program
Bldg 10, RM 201
General Patton Drive
Camp Nainhof
Hohenfels, 92366

 

Kleber

Phone: 011-49-611-143-541-5141

Kleber WIC Overseas Program
Mannhemerstasse Kleber Kaserne Building 3209 Room 18
67657 Kaiserslautern

Garmisch and 

Ramstein

phone: 011-49-6371-47-4466

Fax: 011-49-6371-47-9383

Ramstein WIC Overseas Program
Ramstein Air Base
GEB 2118 Flugplatz
Ramstein, 66878

 Spangdahlem and Buschel

Phone: 011-49-656-561-9093

Fax: 011-49-656-561-9092

Spangdahlem WIC Overseas Program
Spangdahlem Flugplatz,
Bldg 441 3rd Floor Room 306
Spangdahlem Air Base 54530

 

Stuttgart

Phone: 011-49-9641-70-596-3351

Fax: 011-49-7031-15-3347

Stuttgart WIC Overseas Program
Panzer Kaseme
Panzerstrasse 2959
Geb 2915, Room 311
71032 Boeblingen

Vilseck

Phone: 011-49-9641-70-599-3790

Fax: 011-49-9641-70-599-3795

Vilseck WIC Overseas Program
Rose Barracks
Sued Lager GEB 221
Vilseck, 92249

 

Wiesbaden

Phone: 011-49-611-143-548-9290

Fax: 011-49-611-143-548-9292

Wiesbaden WIC Overseas Program
Hainerberg Geb 7780
Texas Strasse
Wiesbaden, 65189

 

Italy and Portugal 

 Aviano, Lisbon, and Lajes

Phone: 011-39-0434-30-7473

Fax: 011-39-0434-30-4640

Aviano WIC Overseas Program
US Air Force Base
Building 1472
Aviano (PN) 33081

Naples

Phone; 011-39-081-811-4962

Fax: 011-39-081-811-4961

Naples WIC Overseas Program
Village Forum Bldg 2072, Rm W30
Naples Naval Support Site
Gricignano Di Aversa, 81030 CE

Vicenza

Phone: 011-39-0444-71-5670

Fax: 011-39-0444-61-7257

Vicenza WIC Overseas Program
US Army Base - Caserma Ederle
Unit 31401, Building 169
Viale Della Pace
Vicenza, 36100

 Livorno Phone: 011-39-050-965-8184
Livorno WIC Overseas Program
Army Community Service
Bldg 724 Rm 2 Camp Darby
56128 Tirrenia (Pisa, Italy)

Sigonella

Phone: 011-39-095-56-3198

Fax: 011-39-095-56-3197

NAS Signonella Bldg 319
Strada Stat. 417 Catania-Gela
Zia Lisa 95121

 Japan

Atsugi

Phone: 011-81-467-63-4559

Fax:011-81-467-63-4869 

Atsugi WIC Overseas Program
BHC Atsugi
Bldg 984, Room 104
NAF Atsugi
Atsugi Kichi, Ayase-Shi, Kanagawa-Ken
US Naval Base 252-1101

Camp Courtney

Phone: 011-81-98-954-9424

Fax: 011-81-98-954-9082

Camp Courtney WIC Overseas Program
Camp Courtney, Bldg 4408, Rm 5/6
Okinawa, 9042200

Camp Foster

Phone: 011-81-98-970-9302

Fax: 011-81-98-970-9307

Camp Foster WIC Overseas Program
Building 5717, 21st Street
Isa, Ginowan
Okinawa, 9040100

Camp Kinser

Phone: 011-81-98-970-5555, then 637-4899

Fax: 011-81-98-970-5555, then 637-4890

Camp Kinser WIC Overseas Program
Bldg 107, Room 121

Okinawa

Camp Kinser, 901-2100

Camp Zama

 Phone: 011-81-46-407-8960

Fax: 011-81-46-407-5710

Camp Zama WIC Overseas Program
Camp Zama Building 502
Kanagawa-Ken, Zama-shi
Camp Zama, 252-0027

Iwakuni

Phone: 011-81-827-79-4928

Fax: 011-81-827-79-3638

Iwakuni WIC Overseas Program
Community Support Center at Sakura Theater
Bldg 625 Room 304B
Marine Corp Air Station Iwakuni
Misumi-Cho, Yamaguchi
Iwakuni-Shi, 740-0025

Kadena

Phone: 011-81-98-938-1111, then 632-9427

Kadena WIC Overseas Program
Unit 5268 FM 270
Davis Ave, Building 428
Kadena Air Base
Okinawa City,
Okinawa 9040000

Misawa

Phone: 011-81-17-677-1110, then 1 226-5592

Misawa WIC Overseas Program
1 Chome Hirahata Misawa-Shi
Building 653 Suite 123
Misawa 0330000

Sasebo

Phone:011-81-956-50-8781

Fax: 011-81-956-50-8782

Sasebo WIC Overseas Program

US Naval Base
Hario Bldg 5141
Tategami-Cho Sasebo-Shi
Sasebo, 8570063

Yokosuka

Phone: 011-81-46-816-9426

Fax: 011-81-46-816-2614 

Yokosuka WIC Overseas Program
Bldg 3365 Room 326
Yokosuka Naval Base
TOMARI-CHO, 1-Banchi
Yokosuka, 238-0001

Yokota

Phone: 011-81-42-552-2510 ext 59426

Yokota WIC Overseas Program
Unit 5074, Bldg. 4018
Yokota AB
Fussa, 1970000

  

Korea

 

Camp Humphreys

Phone: 011-82-503-337-5213

Camp Humphreys WIC Overseas Program
USA Support Activity Area 3
Bldg 6400 Rm L213
Pyeongtaek, South Korea  17709

Daegu

011-82-503-363-5989

Area IV/Camp Walker WIC Overseas Program
Camp Walker, Soldier Support Center
Bldg 330, 2nd Fl, Room 217
Daegu,42432
 

Osan, Area 1, Camp Casey, Seoul, and Camp Red Cloud

Phone: 011-82-505-784-3806

Osan WIC Overseas Program

Osan AFB
Building 769 Rm 103
Pyeongtaek 17759

 

Netherlands

 Brunssum, Geilenkirchen, Kleine Brogel, and Volkel

Phone: 011-31-45-534-0249

USAG Brunssum

WIC Overseas Program
NIC Site
Bldg #8 Rm 128 Kranenpool 3
Brunssum 6443VA

 Spain

Rota

Phone: 011-34-956-82-2935

Rota WIC Overseas Program
Naval Rota
Enriquez St. Building #1963
11520 Rota (Cadiz) Spain

United Kingdom, Norway and Turkey

RAF Lakenheath, Stavanger, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Feltwell and Incirlik

Phone: 011-44-1638-52-1728
Fax: 011-44-1638-52-1758

Lakenheath WIC Overseas Program
Airman and Family Readiness Center
Building 950
RAF Lakenheath
Brandon, Suffolk IP27-9PN

 

Alconbury, Upwood, and Molesworth

Phone: 011-44-1480-84-3158

Fax: 011-44-1480-84-3159 

Alconbury WIC Overseas Program
Airman & Family Readiness Center
Building 671, 1st Fl F23
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE284DA

 

 

Croughton and Fairford

Phone: 011-44-1280-70-8248

Fax: 011-44-1280-70-8322

Croughton WIC Overseas Program
RAF Croughton
Building 72 Room 25
Near Brackley, Northhamton, NN13 5NQ UK
 

 

Last Updated 10/23/2024