Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Supplemental Nutrition Program

Program Description

WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have recently had a baby, infants, and children under five years of age. The WIC Program provides supplemental foods (such as milk, cheese, cereal, eggs, beans, peanut butter, and juice), breastfeeding and nutrition education, and referral to health care.

Population Served

To be eligible for WIC, families must meet income eligibility guidelines, live in San Francisco, and have a nutritional or medical risk as documented by a health care provider.

Other Information

A person interested in participating in WIC must bring to the WIC clinic a medical referral form filled out by her/his doctor, proof of income such as a check stub, proof of address such as a utility bill, and identification such as California ID. For more information please call the main number 415-575-5788 or any of the WIC clinic numbers.

Locations & Contact

WIC Services and Referral Guidelines (English, Spanish & Chineses)

WIC Can Help (WIC Income Guidelines, updated April 2009, Acrobat files)

• Chinese version

• English version

• Spanish version

WIC Referral Forms:

• Electric Breastpump Referral Form (Acrobat, updated September, 2006)

• WIC Pediatric Referral (Acrobat)

• WIC Referral: Postpartum/Breastfeeding Woman (Acrobat)

• WIC Referral for Pregnant Woman (Acrobat)

WIC Changing Lives (Acrobat file)

• Program Goals & Objectives (Acrobat file)

• Participants- How WIC is helping families stay healthy (Acrobat file)

• WIC Staff “Walk their Talk” (Acrobat file)

Other Resources

Guidelines for Healthy Meetings - Make it easier for people to make healthy food choices by providing healthy food at meetings and other events.

Farmers' Markets in San Francisco (list:, English and Español - Note: if printing, this requires legal-size paper (Acrobat file, updated July, 2009) + greyscale version for single-color printers

Implementing the New California Lactation Law (Acrobat)

Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health

Maternal Health: Accessing Free or Low-Cost Care (Acrobat)

Pregnant?  Resources for Help

Substance Abuse Resources in San Francisco - Primarily for Pregnant Women and Parents with Children, September 2007 (Acrobat file, 28 pgs)

Voting in San Francisco

Breastfeeding Resources, 2004  (Acrobat file)

California Women Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program

Food Stamps

Women’s Health Services (Family Planning)

Women's Services