Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Need help with food and nutrition? Call 1-408-792-5101 or Text 888-413-2698 to check if you qualify for WIC.
Do You Have Your New WIC Card?
Say goodbye to paper checks! The new WIC Card is like a debit card with a PIN, that you can carry in your wallet or purse. It is more convenient, faster, and easier to use.
Other exciting changes include:
- Mobile WIC Phone App. Check your balance, foods, and more from the convenience of your phone.
- Flexible spending. Spend a little or a lot on each grocery trip.
- Security. If you lose your card, benefits can be locked until you replace your card.
If you lost your WIC Card, forget your 4 digit PIN or want to check your food balance, call the number on the back of your card at 1-844-469-3264
If you have problems and cannot get your WIC foods at the store, call the WIC Shopper Support Line at 1-800-852-5770
If you want to ask other questions or need a replacement of your lost WIC Card, call the Santa Clara County WIC Program Main Line at 1-408-792-5101 or Text 888-413-2698
Do WIC Benefits Affect My Immigration Status?
No, WIC is not included in the public benefits considered in the "public charge" calculation. Using WIC does not influence whether a person, or their family members, is considered a "public charge" for immigration purposes. We look forward to helping your family make healthy choices, because everyone deserves access to healthy food. Learn how our County is responding to public charge.
Do I Qualify for WIC?
WIC serves low income pregnant and breastfeeding women and parents raising infants or children under the age of 5 years. Foster parents, guardians and single fathers who have custody of their children can also get WIC.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - better known as the WIC Program - serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk. Children under 5 years of age who are cared for by a single father, grandparent, foster parent, step-parent or guardian may be eligible for the program as well. WIC provides breastfeeding promotion and support, nutrition tips, checks to buy healthy foods and some formula, and referrals to health care and community services.
WIC is a federal program for which Congress authorizes a specific amount of funding each year for program operations. The Food and Nutrition Service, which administers the program at the federal level, provides these funds to WIC state agencies (state health departments or comparable agencies) to pay for WIC foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and administrative costs.
Current WIC participants can visit WIC Health Online for free nutrition classes!
WIC Program News
September 10, 2019: Santa Clara County Upgrades to New WIC Card that Supports Families Purchasing Healthy Food
County of Santa Clara Public Health Department WIC Program Locations
Due to the current COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place order the WIC Program is providing services only by phone, call 1-408-792-5101 or text 888-413-2698 for more information . All WIC offices operated by the County of Santa Clara are closed and in-person appointments cancelled.
WIC locations interactive map: Click on each dot to look for an office near you.
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1. Tully Office 500 Tully Road (building currently closed) |
5. Sunnyvale Office 660 S. Fair Oaks Avenue (building currently closed) |
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2. East Valley Office |
6.San Jose Downtown Office (Medical Plaza) (building currently closed) |
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3. Gilroy Office |
7. Milpitas Office |
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4.Bascom Office (building currently closed) |
* This institution is an equal opportunity provider