Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Authorized Vendors

This dataset contains the vendor name and location of all currently active vendors authorized to offer supplemental foods to participants for redemption with WIC food instruments and vouchers.

The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program is a federally-funded health and nutrition program that provides assistance to pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under age five. WIC helps California families by providing food instruments and vouchers that can be used to purchase healthy supplemental foods from over 4000 WIC-authorized vendor stores throughout the State. WIC also provides nutritional education, breastfeeding support and help finding healthcare and other community services. Participants must meet income guidelines and other criteria. Currently, 84 WIC agencies provide services monthly to over 1.45 million participants at over 650 sites in local communities throughout the State.

For a mobile friendly site on WIC vendors and other WIC-related information visit: https://m.wic.ca.gov/

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Field Value
Contact Email [email protected]
Program Woman, Infants and Children Program
Homepage URL https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CFH/DWICSN/Pages/Program-Landing1.aspx
Temporal Coverage

Continually updated
Spatial/Geographic Coverage

California
Geographic Granularity Location Point
Language English (EN)
Frequency Other
Source Link https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CFH/DWICSN/Pages/Program-Landing1.aspx
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https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CFH/DWICSN/Pages/Program-Landing1.aspx
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Limitations Use of this data is subject to the CHHS Terms of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files.
Citation

California Women, Infants and Children Program. 2014. WICAuthorized Vendors-2014-CA-CDPH.
Last Updated April 25, 2024, 12:01 (UTC)