County of Marin Health and Human Services

How Long Can You Get WIC?

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  • You can stay in the WIC program, as long as you continue to meet income, medical, and program requirements.

Women

  • Breastfeeding Mothers: You can receive WIC benefits for up to one year after your baby is born.
  • Non-breastfeeding mothers: You can receive WIC benefits for the first six months after your baby is born.

Families

  • You can receive WIC benefits up until the month your child reaches his/her fifth birthday.

Who Gets WIC?

  • WIC helps mothers, infants, and children below the age of five. There are several types of families that qualify for WIC assistance.
  • Women that are pregnant, breastfeeding, or recently had a baby.
  • Families with children under the age of five. Parents or guardians that are the sole provider including fathers, grandparents, and foster parents.
  • Families that need food assistance and meet income guidelines. Working families may qualify.

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Download the WIC app today! The California WIC App will give WIC participants the opportunity to view upcoming appointments, view food benefits that have been issued to them in the clinic, scan UPCs while shopping at the store to see if the UPC is a WIC Approved item or not, and provide information on locations of WIC Stores and WIC Clinics across the State of California. The goal of the California WIC App is to give participants all the information they need at their fingertips to make their shopping experience fun and easy