The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods.
Find reports and data on the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program.
Find information about Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), a program that helps eligible individuals by supplementing their diets with USDA commodity foods. See also:
Learn about the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), which provides fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables from local farmers' markets to WIC participants. Also see a Fact Sheet (PDF | 246 KB).
Learn how Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) provides commodity foods to low-income households on Indian reservations, and to Native American families residing in designated areas near reservations. See also:
Learn about Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), which provides low-income seniors with access to locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey and herbs. Read more in the SFMNP Fact Sheet (PDF | 230 KB).
Learn how, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), commodity foods are made available to States and distributed by food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries that directly serve the public.
Use this tool to check if you are eligible for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and supplemental foods to low-income pregnant or breastfeeding women. Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Somali, and Vietnamese.
The Women, Infants, and Children (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.
Learn more about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency.
Learn about the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and find related information and resources. See also:
Learn about the program that provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day. See also:
Learn about Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) reimbursement for healthy meals and snacks in child care centers, family child care homes, after school programs, emergency shelters, and adult day care programs. Also see:
Find games, activities, and information about eating healthy with the five food groups.
Find out how eligible children continue receiving meals even during the summer when school is out. See also:
Learn about Special Milk Program (SMP), which provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions who do not participate in other Federal meal service programs.
Find information and resources for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) nutrition education providers and other nutrition educators.
The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Works Resource System (WWRS) is an education and training center for the staff of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Help your toddler explore new flavors and textures with healthy foods and beverages.
This Guide, primarily focused on nutrition for the healthy full-term infant, is a research-based resource for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) staff who provide nutrition education and counseling to the parents and caregivers of infants (from birth to one year old).
Team Nutrition Cooks! (TNC) is a series of cooking-based nutrition activities for out-of-school and afterschool programs, for children around ages 8 to 12 years old.
See how Team Nutrition improves lifelong eating and physical activity habits of children by using the principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate.
FNS administers the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program at the federal level; state agencies are responsible for determining participant eligibility and providing benefits and services, and for authorizing vendors. Find the information you need to apply here.
The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages provide supplemental foods designed to meet the special nutritional needs of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, non-breastfeeding postpartum women, infants and children up to five years of age who are at nutritional risk
Learn about breastfeeding and how you can support mom and baby.
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