WIC
To apply for the WIC Program in the District of Columbia:
- Call (202) 645-5663 or 1-800-345-1WIC.
- WIC staff will ask a few questions to determine eligibility.
- If found potentially eligible, a WIC staff person will schedule an appointment at the WIC clinic of the applicant's choice.
- The first appointment will be within two weeks of the initial phone call to WIC.
D.C. WIC Participation Data
In 2008, 16,421 pregnant women, infants, and children in D.C. received nutritious foods and services each month through WIC. The WIC Program Data page at USDA Food and Nutrition Service's Web site has additional WIC data.
WIC Resources
Get the Facts: A Resource Guide for the Federal Nutrition Programs (pdf) is for social service providers, afterschool programs, schools, shelters, health clinics, faith-based organization, child development centers, food banks, and others.
- The WIC section includes: how the program works, funding, benefits, WIC Enrollment Sites and Agencies in D.C., and eligibility guidelines.
How to Get Food in the District of Columbia (pdf) is for anyone who would like to sign up for, or find out more information on, federal food programs.
- The WIC section includes: information on how WIC can help you, who can get WIC and what incomes are eligible, will getting WIC affect food stamp recipients, can you qualify if you have a job, how to apply, how long until the first check arrives, and a list of D.C. WIC offices.
Visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Web site section on the WIC Program.
Visit the Food Research and Action Center's Web site for WIC advocacy and program information.
