Am I Eligible for WIC?
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk.
- Pregnant women
- Breastfeeding women
- Non-breastfeeding postpartum women
- Infants
- Toddlers and children up to age 5
- County health departments
- Hospitals
- Mobile clinics (vans)
- Community centers
- Schools
- Public housing sites
- Migrant health centers and camps
- Indian health services facilities
WIC Modernization & Innovation
FNS is investing in WIC outreach and modernizing the program by prioritizing outreach, improving the shopping experience, investing in and diversifying the WIC workforce, and modernizing technology and service delivery.
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USDA Makes Major Investments in WIC to Improve Maternal and Child Health
USDA acknowledges major progress and promise in several modernization and innovation efforts for WIC to reach more eligible mothers and young children and improve the service they receive throughout their entire experience with the program, setting them up for healthy outcomes and helping to reduce longstanding disparities in maternal and child health.
10/19/2022
Page updated: December 13, 2024