New Mexico WIC Program

The WIC program in New Mexico is handled by the New Mexico Department of Health. Their job is to help promote, improve and protect the health of children and adults in the state. This includes managing New Mexico WIC benefits and services. If you are looking to apply for the New Mexico WIC program, or if you already receive benefits and need assistance, then use the WIC office contact number listed below.

Applying for New Mexico WIC

If you live in the state and are looking to apply for NM WIC benefits, then you will need to contact your local WIC clinic or agency and schedule an appointment. Use the information below to contact the New Mexico Department of Health to find a location near you. At your appointment the staff will determine if you are eligible. Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements including categorical, residential, income and nutrition risk. For more details on these requirements, find out how to apply for New Mexico WIC.

Transferring New Mexico WIC Benefits

If you are currently receiving New Mexico WIC benefits and plan on moving to a new city or out of state, you should be able to transfer your benefits to your new location. First, you need to contact your local WIC clinic or agency and inform the staff your plans to move. In most cases they will provide you with a Verification of Certification Card (VOC). This will help ensure a seamless and continued participation through the entirety of your certification period (The time you are receiving WIC). Once you have moved, the next step is to contact the WIC clinic or agency nearby at your new location and let them know you need to transfer your benefits. The VOC should have the contact information for the WIC clinic or agency at your new location.

Once you have moved, you will need to give them a valid VOC card. Your WIC benefits must be transferred and allow the participant to continue receiving benefits through the end of their current certification period, even if the participant does not meet the eligibility requirements at their new location. If the clinic or agency at your new location is at a maximum case load, they are required to put you at the top of the waiting list and make it a priority. If you still need help, please contact the New Mexico Department of Health listed below.

New Mexico eWIC EBT System

Originally, when receiving New Mexico WIC benefits, you are given checks or vouchers each month that you would use to purchase WIC approved foods at your local grocery store. By the year 2020, states will be using eWIC for all participants. The eWIC system aims to replace paper checks and vouchers with a EBT (Electronic benefit transfer) card. This acts like a normal debit card. You would go to your WIC approved store and select the food items to purchase, and at check out you would give the cashier your NM WIC EBT card.

The cashier will then run it like a normal debit card and the system will automatically deduct the amount from your current balance. Also, each month instead of having to visit your local WIC clinic to pickup more checks/vouchers, the EBT system allows the state to refill your card eletronically each month. For more information about the NM eWIC system, for instance how to check balance on WIC card, contact the New Mexico Department of Health listed below.

Below is a list of additional departments that handle WIC benefits in this state:

Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council
1100 Paseo De Onate Suite B
Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: 505-692-6400
Fax: 505-852-1378
Website: enipcwic.snappages.com
WIC Director: Leonard Mirabal

Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc.
1043 Highway 313
Bernalillo, NM 87004
Phone: 505-771-5386
Fax: 505-867-3514
Website: fsipinc.org
WIC Director: Karen Griego-Kite

Pueblo of Isleta
4 Sagebrush
Albuquerque, NM 87105
Phone: 505-869-9811
Fax: 505-869-8309
WIC Director: Mary Dominguez

Pueblo of San Felipe
131 Hagen Road
Post Office Box 4339
San Felipe, NM 87001
Phone: 505-867-2466
Fax: 505-771-7238
WIC Director: Mary Lucero

Santo Domingo Tribe
Post Office Box 370
Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM 87052
Phone: 505-465-1321 Ext: 2241
Fax: 505-465-1322
Website: santodomingotribe.org
WIC Director: Rita Pacheco

  • WIC Office Location

    1190 S Saint Francis Dr
    Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

  • WIC Office Phone Number

    You can contact the New Mexico Department of Health at 866-867-3124. You can fax them at 505-827-2530.

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