The PA WIC Program maintains contracts with retail stores (WIC vendors) for the transactions related to the purchase of WIC foods. The State Agency (PA Department of Health) authorizes a limited number and appropriate distribution of WIC retail stores in order to assure that they are conveniently accessible to participants and to assure that Program staff can effectively monitor and review WIC retail store performance.
Interested retail stores, and others with questions on how to become an approved WIC retail store, should contact:
Joseph Kester, Jr.
Director of WIC Administration
Maternal and Family Health Services
15 Public Square, Suite 600
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1700
570-826-1777
FAX 570-823-3040
Joseph Kester
or
Ben Sappe
Retail Stores Coordinator
Maternal and Family Health Services
15 Public Square, Suite 600
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1700
570-826-1777
FAX 570-823-3040
Ben Sappe
Each approved WIC retail store a must maintain minimum inventory of the allowable WIC foods.
To download the minimum inventory requirements, click here.
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WIC Sales Steps:
- Separate WIC foods from other groceries. Separate WIC foods by check. Each check will be rung up separately.
- The WIC customer gives the cashier the WIC ID and WIC check(s) before the sale is rung up.
- The “Family ID Number” on the check must match the “Family ID Number” on the WIC ID card.
- The cashier enters the total of each WIC sale in the "Pay Exactly" box of the appropriate check.
- The amount in the "Pay Exactly" box must match the total on the register.
- If a mistake is made entering the "Pay Exactly" amount, the cashier must draw a single line through the amount and write the correct amount below. The WIC customer must initial to verify the correction.
- Once the "Pay Exactly" box is correctly filled in, the WIC customer must sign in the "Signature of Endorser of Proxy" box.
- The "Family ID Number" on the check(s) must match the "Family ID Number" on the WIC ID card.