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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

WIC serves about 40 percent of all infants in the United States.
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.

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The WIC program aims to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.
WIC Serves
  • Pregnant women
  • Breastfeeding women
  • Non-breastfeeding postpartum women
  • Infants
  • Toddlers and children up to age 5
Common Locations
  • County health departments
  • Hospitals
  • Mobile clinics (vans)
  • Community centers
  • Schools
  • Public housing sites
  • Migrant health centers and camps
  • Indian health services facilities
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What's New?
USDA Invests $29M to Strengthen WIC Workforce
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Information Collection - WIC and FMNP Outreach, Innovation, and Modernization Evaluation
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WIC and Retail Grocery Stores
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Notice of Supply Chain Disruption Declaration in Response to the Impact of a Tornado on Certain Mead Johnson Infant Formulas
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WIC Health Outcomes and Participant Experience Study
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Notice of Extended Supply Chain Disruption Declaration in Response to the Continued Impact of Limited Availability of Gerber Infant Formulas
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The Biden-Harris Administration Supports Healthy Kids
Training and Outreach
Notice of Extended Supply Chain Disruption Declaration in Response to the Impact of a Tornado on Certain Mead Johnson Infant Formulas
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WIC Breastfeeding Performance Bonus Awards
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National- and State-Level Estimates of WIC Eligibility and Program Reach in 2022
Research and Data
Notice of Extended Supply Chain Disruption Declaration in Response to the Continued Impact of Limited Availability of Gerber Infant Formulas
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Comment Request - WIC Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Federal Register Notices
WIC Flexibilities in Response to the Impact of a Tornado on Certain Mead Johnson Infant Formulas - MMA in Food Packages I and II
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Notice of Supply Chain Disruption Declaration in Response to the Impact of a Tornado on Certain Mead Johnson Infant Formulas
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WIC FY 2025 Cash-Value Voucher/Benefit Amounts
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WIC Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2024
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Spotlights
WIC Modernization and Innovation
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.

Modernizing WIC
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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
WIC Food Packages
USDA's Focus on Nutrition Security
10 Ways WIC and Head Start Can Collaborate
WIC Infant Formula Rebate Solicitations – Bidding on Single Milk- and Soy-Based Infant Formula
About WIC Works
WIC Breastfeeding Support
COVID Vaccines for Children
Page updated: September 26, 2024