Women, Infants and Children (WIC) serves:

• Pregnant women at any stage in pregnancy

• Infants and children under five years of age

• Breastfeeding women up to one year postpartum

• Non-breastfeeding women up to six months postpartum

• All foster children under five years old who meet eligibility requirements

• All documented/undocumented persons in a family who meet eligibility requirements (their application or legal status will not be jeopardized in any way)

• Grandparents or guardians may receive benefits for eligible infants and children under five in their care

• Single parents may receive benefits for eligible infants and children

WIC is an income-based program. To qualify, you must meet the income guidelines OR the person for whom you are applying must have active Medi-Cal OR someone in that family must have active food stamps (CalFresh), or TANF (CalWorks).

WIC provides nutrition education and benefits for healthy foods, breastfeeding education, and assistance (includes lactation consultant visits and breastfeeding aids), and referrals for services.

* Each department is part of a "Fund". Many times, a department or even a fund may show greater expense then revenues for the current fiscal year. This does not account for money that was not spent in prior years, also known as "beginning fund balance". When creating the annual budget Counties are required by law to adopt a balanced budget, meaning the total expense cannot exceed the sum of revenue plus beginning fund balances.

• Served over 700 families, including 171 new families this year

• Had over 2200 contacts with clients, including enrollments and classes

• Had over 250 Lactation Consultant visits

• Over 480 breastfeeding peer counselor encounters/contacts