WIC - Women, Infants, and Children

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).

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

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.

Find answers to questions like, "What is Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)?", "Where is WIC available?", and "Am I eligible?".

Find reports and data on the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program.

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.

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).

Need ideas of ways to prepare new or unfamiliar foods? Check out this series of recipes and tips for foods included in USDA food packages including beans, oats, leafy greens, tofu, and barley.

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.

See how the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program works overseas, as well as information on eligibility requirements.