Grannyof5
I did not plan on responding to any more of these posts but I do want to try to answer your question.
I gave this information in my past post, here it is again. You can all find this information on the following website:
http://www.fns.usda....ce.htm

According to the Food and Nutrition service web page: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - better known as the WIC Program - serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, & children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.

Also on that site is this:
WIC is NOT an entitlement program as Congress does not set aside funds to allow every eligible individual to participate in the program. WIC is a Federal grant program for which Congress authorizes a specific amount of funds each year for the program.
Since so many people mistake WIC for welfare, I am guessing your neighbors son applied for welfare or food stamps ( which does look at assets when considering eligibility. Welfare is also where he would have asked about help with daycare, as WIC does not provide this and couldn't have denied him. WIC does not consider assets, only income and nutritional need when looking at eligibility.

I also looked up the income guidelines again for WIC and as of July 2008 a family of four can gross up to $39,220. a year to be eligible.

I am sorry your neighbors son wasn't able to get help when he needed it. I believe many people that truly are in need do not get the help, because they do not know where to go and what to do to get that help. The people who abuse the system, know exactly what to do to get what they want. It is a shame.
I hope you have a wonderful day!

I have a question for everyone? Is it me or did mouseyboysmom make herself look like an idiot? High five to sowhat! Her calling working not using the system (cookie cutters) Isn't that like biting the hand that has fed her and her children and now my guess her grandchildren?Yes I am making an asumption but no doubt true.The only reason these girls are working or going to school is because welfare made them, that is why they get pregnant again because since they have to go to school or work (while getting free day care)they think that they shoule get more money or food stamps and we all know the more kids they have the more help they can get.It's kindove like giving themselves a raise and we all seen they said if we dont like it to shutup becasue they dont care and will have as many babys as they want. So I guess we better all shutup!

Hay mouseboysmom, you say you bought and sold a home, built a home? You still quilified for WIC? I am not judging you or critisizing you either. Our neighbor's daughter passed away 2 years ago and they are helping with the kids (they had 2 girls 1 boy) while the husband works and he tried to get WIC and help with day care untill he got on his feet after the death of his wife and because he and his wife had started building a house 6 months before she died they told him and he has it in writing that he had to many assets?? They have 2 acres of land, and his truck is a little over 2 years old. The 2 youngest kids are under 5. He even asked if he could just get help with daycare for the oldest Girl that was in 2nd grade at the time for after school..His parents live out of state and his father in law works so it was a issue after school only for him. If WIC is a nutritinal program why would you get free food I don't understand your comment, is it not the same as foodstamps just only women and children get it? If it is free isn't it welfare? I feel that if it is not welfare everyone should get it. Maybe I misunderstood you. Kinda courious. He has made it all work out and is doing very well. This is just one of those deals that people get upset about when others seem to think it is OK to do nothing. Sounds like you and your family are doing OK now, glad to hear that.

You people that are not happy with hard working Americans, reread the article! You cannot tell me IF you worked all week to support your family that this kind of article would not make you mad! We are reading it correctly, She is lazy and admits it! She is making herself look that way we didn't, she does not say it like it is assistance she says it like it is a way of life! Your right there is nothing wrong with a little help now and then..Most of our points are that it does make us boil to see and hear how rough these people have it that are lazy! your also right that some people need help with formula and baby food our point is if we that have worked to support our families need help we can't get it because they want us to sell everything we have worked hard to get! We tried years ago when the kids were all home and we were told if we sell our car which was only 3 years old and we had 3 acres of land our home sat on and we were told to sell these things first!! Now thats wrong! My husband was laid off not on vacation asking for foodstamps. That was the one and only time we needed assistance and we were denied. My husband just got another job untill he was called back, which was only 3 months. At that time we just thought that was the way it was, then over the years we seen people living on welfare thats why us working people get mad. I promise you if we still had kids at home and neede help now we would be told the same thing. We have worked very hard for our things and some of you think we owe you I have and will continue to help others but not when it is expected of me. I have known couples with children that have been laid off or lost jobs because of closing and we have helped and many others have also because we know those people will get on their feet soon because of PRIDE! Today we feel proud of what we worked for and that we sent 3 of our kids through collage, all of our kids are grown and we have grandchildren and we can say none of them depend on any one else to take care of them! Thats PRIDE.Just change your path and show your children the same it feels good! I said before take advantage of the system if your going to use it go to school and get out of the rut. You can do it!! No one hates anyone for feeding your child just don't expect others to do it! You would be getting much more respect if you didn't think it was OK to be lazy....

Their WIC and food stamps are my business because it is my money that she is spending. She doesn't BOTHER working, not because it isn't profitable, because she DOESN'T WANT TO. I used to work full time and put my kids in day care. After about 3 months, I realized that it was not profitable. Do you know what I did? I found a job OPPOSITE my husband so one of us is always with the kids. Every penny I earn is put toward living expenses and not spent on childcare. DID I SIMPLY HOLD OUT MY HAND AND EXPECT TAXPAYERS TO FOOT THE BILL? NO!!!!! I TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CHILDREN I BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD BY CHOICE! I don't love working opposite my husband and missing out on some of my children's activities, but as an adult, I must be responsible for the choices I have made in my life - especially when deciding to have children.

I think people should start leaving other people alone and start focusing on more important issues. It is not like they both said heck with it and not do anything for themselves. He is working and to tell you the truth, for her to work also would cost more than her staying at home. Have you looked into daycare? It is expensive. Her paycheck would pay for that so she would still need help from WIC. It is there to help people and has been for a long while. All these people that are rude to people on assistance, shame on you. I hope you never have a downfall in your life and need help.

A positive / helpful comment:

Angel Food Ministries is a great resource for stretching your food dollars. Moms and Dads on assistance, take a look at this page - SPEND $30 for the month for some really nice food items. You do not have to meet any income requirements to qualify for this program - it's privately funded. You receive approximately $65 worth of groceries for your $30. There is no shame in this and it might actually make you feel good purchasing some food http://www.angelfood...s.com/

HAHAHHAAHHHA I DON'T THINK I CAN AFFORD TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, I AM TO BUSY WORKING!!! ALSO I DO NOT EVEN THINK MOST DR.'S OR LAWYERS REALLY SPELL ALL THAT GREAT. BY THE TIME A PERSON REACHES COLLEGE IF THEY CAN'T SPELL THEN THEY USE SPELL CHECK HA! PEOPLE ON WELFARE HAVE MORE TIME ON THERE (WAS THAT THE RIGHT THERE) ON THERE HANDS TO LEARN ALL THAT. I AM CONTENT AS LONG AS I KNOW WHAT THERE SAYING OR DO I MEAN TYPING?

I think that all I really have to say about any of this is that the lack of education in a lot of these posts is astounding to me. I'm not surprised that we have people in our society collecting welfare when they obviously don't know the difference between "there" and "their" , using numbers instead of words and misspelling almost every other word in their posts... Hmmm.. Perhaps if we could get ourselves educated, we could get a decent job and make a decent living and not have to collect free money from the government??

Sowhat is your point????? You actually went back thru a month of posts to try to prove that I lied??? HONEY, You have way to much time on your hands.

Just so you know, when I was referring to assistance, I was talking about Welfare and foodstamps. It is my understanding now, and when I received WIC that it is a nutritional program, not welfare but hey Honey, if its that important for you to be right, and you are going to go to that much trouble to try to prove it and make someone look bad ( like you have in most of your posts) so that you can feel better about yourself, then have at it.

Do you all know the income guidelines for a family of 4 in Ohio to receive WIC is $39,000.00. That doesn't sound like Welfare to me. So I guess because I received WIC during my pregnancies and for my children, then I used the system,and that makes me a low life loser. None of the other things we accomplished in our lives means anything because we received food from a nutritional program.
According to you Sowhat, anyone who has ever accepted ANY type of assistance be it Welfare,foodstamps, or WIC or any of the other various programs out there, does not now nor will they ever amount to anything. We are all losers.
I will tell you something though, If I would have needed to be on welfare during the time when we both lost our jobs, I would have done it. That is what the program is for, and people that use it when they really need it should not be made to feel ashamed about it.

Its sad to me to see you trying to influence the people on here with your narrow minded way of thinking. What exactly would it take for you to actually be kind to someone? From all I have read, It doesn't matter what a person does to try to better themselves, or provide a loving, safe home and environment for their family, you would find something to criticize. That is what you do. Usually when people do that, they are very unhappy with their own life. I am not referring to you of course because I don't know you and that would be an assumption I am not able to make.

FYI: According to the Food and Nutrition service web page: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - better known as the WIC Program - serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, & children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.
I hope this helps to clarify all the confusing information about WIC that has been put out there on this forum.
I stopped posting on this issue a while ago. I reposted because I believe its ridiculous to keep saying the same things over and over again, and then to start on others. I feel like I am contributing to it again so I will end this. Sowhat, I am sure as the sun will rise that you will need to have your last word so go for it. I hope it gives you a sense of Peace. It sounds like you need it.