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WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM

Women Infants & ChildrenWIC is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, babies and young children eat well, be active, and stay healthy

Call to make an appointment. At your WIC appointment, WIC staff will check to see if you and your family qualify.

Placerville: (530) 621-6176     South Lake Tahoe: (530) 573-3491

We also travel to the following communities to provide services: Georgetown, Somerset, El Dorado Hills, Pollock Pines and Markleeville.

California Women Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program

You Can Participate in WIC if You:

Are pregnant, breastfeeding, or just had a baby

Have children under 5 years old (including those cared for by a grandparent, foster parent, and dads!)

Have a family income within WIC guidelines: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/wicworks/
Documents/WIC-IncomeGuidelines-WIC.pdf

WIC Offers Families:

Checks to buy healthy foods such as milk, eggs, fruits and vegetables, juice, cheese, whole grain foods, cereal, dry beans and peanut butter

Nutrition and health education to help you and your family eat well and be active.

Support and information about breastfeeding your baby

Help in finding health care and other community services

In accordance with Federal law and U.S.Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TTY).

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