Health Agency | Public Health

To find out if you are eligible, view WIC’s qualifying incomes or visit the state's WIC website. 

Yes.  In order to enroll in WIC, an appointment is required.  Please call (805) 781-5570 or text (888) 417-6180 to schedule an appointment.

WIC participants receive monthly food benefits to get healthy foods.  WIC foods include fruits and vegetables, whole-wheat bread, dry beans/peas, peanut butter, milk, soymilk and tofu, yogurt, eggs, cheese, cereal, canned fish, baby foods and infant cereal. Special infant formulas and medical foods may be provided when prescribed by a physician for a specified medical condition.  For a full list of eligible foods, click here.

Yes!  WIC benefits will be provided on a California WIC Card for all of your family's food benefits at your first appointment if you qualify.

For more information on the program and its many benefits, visit the California WIC Program website.

Only a WIC authorized food store can accept the WIC Card. Look for the WIC logo or WIC poster to identify stores that accept the WIC Card. You can also consult with your WIC counselor to find a store near you.

Unfortunately, the WIC Card cannot be used at Farmers' Markets in San Luis Obispo County at this time.

To activate your new WIC Card and set a 4-digit PIN, call Customer Service at 1-844-469-3264.

You will need to know:

• The 16-digit WIC Card number
• Your mailing address ZIP code
• Your date of birth (two digits for month and day and four digits for year)
• Choose a 4-digit pin that is easy for you to remember and difficult for others to guess
• You will need the 4-digit pin to use your WIC Card at the store

• Benefits will be loaded after your initial enrollment appointment
• Benefits are good for 30 days
• There is a "start" and "end" date to use your benefits (see WIC App or contact your local WIC office)
• Benefits expire at midnight on the "end" date
• New benefits are automatically loaded each month following the "end" date of your previous month's benefits

• Use the free WIC App on your smart phone
• Look at your store receipt from your last shopping trip
• Ask a cashier or customer service person at the store to print your WIC Food Balance
• Call the toll free number on the back of your WIC Card, 1-844-469-3264

Your WIC Card will lock after 4 tries.  You can call the number on the back of your WIC Card, 1-844-469-3264 or your local WIC office or wait until after midnight for the PIN to reset. 

• Call the toll-free number on the back of your WIC Card, 1-844-469-3264 24/7 to report your card lost, stolen or damaged
• To receive a replacement card, call (805) 781-5570 or text toll free (888) 417-6180
• The new card can be mailed or you can make arrangements to pick it up at the nearest WIC office  

Contact your local WIC office, call (805) 781-5570 or text (888) 417-6180 to request a change to your WIC food benefits

• Ask to speak with the store manager
• Contact your local WIC office, call (805) 781-5570 or text (888) 417-6180 if you are not satisfied, or 
• Contact the State WIC Program at 1-800-852-5770 or [email protected]
• Save your store receipt
• Report the following information: 
  • date, 
  • time,
  • store name,
  • names of the store staff involved and 
  • details of the situation