California WIC Food & Nutrition Benefits
Food & NutritionWIC
About
- Provides eligible pregnant people, recent parents, breastfeeding/chestfeeding parents, and caregivers of children under age five with monthly healthy-food benefits, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and healthcare/community referrals.
Eligibility — Family Status
- Applicant must fall within a WIC categorical group: pregnant, breastfeeding/chestfeeding, recently postpartum/recent pregnancy loss as allowed, or an infant/child under age five.
Eligibility — Income
- Household must meet the WIC income test, or qualify through an accepted adjunctive-eligibility program.
Eligibility — Residency
- Applicant must meet California WIC residency requirements.
Eligibility — Participant Type
- A WIC health/nutrition professional must determine that the applicant has at least one qualifying nutritional risk.
Eligibility — Citizenship
- Proof of your address required via ID, paycheck with address, rent document, or utility bill
Service area
- CA
Benefits
- Monthly WIC food package varies by participant category and household needs. (Monthly)
- food assistance
Documents needed
- Identification for yourself and children under age 5
- Proof of address (e.g., ID, paycheck, rent document, utility bill)
- Proof of household income (e.g., paycheck, tax return, Medi-Cal card)
- Proof of pregnancy
- Medical forms filled out by a health care provider
- Proof of California residency
- Proof of pregnancy (if applicable)
- Identification
- Proof of address
- Proof of income or qualifying benefits
- Health/pregnancy-related information as applicable
How to apply
- in-person
- phone
- online
- video appointments
- Processing time: Eligibility is confirmed by a local WIC office.
