Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

What is WIC?

WIC is a supplemental Nutrition Education Program for Women, Infants and Children

What does WIC provide?

  • Nutrition and health education to help families eat well and be healthy
  • Personal counseling about nutrition
  • Breastfeeding support and assistance
  • Referral to health care and other kinds of help for families
  • Special healthy foods

Breastfeeding Support and Promotion

Our WIC program recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life and continued breastfeeding until at least 1 year of age. When circumstances warrant, the second best choice is to encourage moms to pump mother's milk and feed breast milk in a bottle. The third choice would be formula feeding.

Obesity Prevention

Our WIC program promotes a Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) for all participants through individual and group education sessions.

Who qualifies for WIC?

  • Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or recently had a baby
  • Infants under 12 months old
  • Children under 5 years old

Other WIC requirements:

  • Meet the WIC income limits (bring proof)

Gross Income

(Effective from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010)

48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories

# of persons in Family Unit

Annual

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Bi-Weekly

Weekly

1

$20,036

$1,670

$835

$771

$386

2

$26,955

$2,247

$1,124

$1,037

$519

3

$33,874

$2,823

$1,412

$1,303

$652

4

$40,793

$3,400

$1,700

$1,569

$785

5

$47,712

$3,976

$1,988

$1,836

$918

6

$54,631

$4,553

$2,277

$2,102

$1,051

7

$61,550

$5,130

$2,565

$2,368

$1,184

8

$68,469

$5,706

$2,853

$2,634

$1,317

Each Add'l Member Add

$6,919

$577

$289

$267

$134

  • Bring proof of identity, identification and address at each certification appointment and enrollment
  • Get medical checkups
  • Have a nutrition or medical risk
  • Live in Kern County

About Clinica Sierra Vista's WIC Program

  • Clinica Sierra Vista's WIC Program prides itself in its client-centered approach and customer friendly staff
  • Over 37,000 participants, each month, are benefited by our services
  • With over 100 staff, including 9 Registered Dietitians, 5 Degreed Nutritionists, and over 38 Certified Lactation Educators, our participants receive the highest quality of nutrition care and breast-feeding support available
  • 80% of our staff are bilingual, enabling us to provide culturally sensitive counseling and education

Contact Us

Call (661) 862-5422, or toll free (800) 707-4401, to speak to us about WIC or to make an appointment.

WIC locations

WIC Administration

1430 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 300
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 326-6490 Phone
(661) 322-1416 Fax

Arvin Locations:

Arvin Community Health Center

1305 Bear Mountain Boulevard
Arvin, CA 93203

Arvin WIC

601 Bear Mountain Boulevard
Arvin, CA 93203

Bakersfield Locations:

34th Street Community Health Center WIC

3550 Q Street, Suite 304 C
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Benton Park WIC

2519 S. "H" Street
Bakersfield, CA 93304

Central Bakersfield Community Health Center WIC

301 Brundage Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93304

East Bakersfield Community Health Center WIC

815 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Bakersfield, CA 93307

Greenfield WIC

403 Boomerang Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93307

Kern Medical Center WIC

1830 Flower Street
F Ward KMC
Bakersfield, CA 93305

North of the River Community Health Center WIC

2525 North Chester Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Sagebrush WIC

1111 Columbus Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305

Southwest WIC

4621 American Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309

Rosedale WIC

10727 Rosedale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93312

South Bakersfield Community Health Center WIC

2400 Wible Road, Suite 14
Bakersfield, CA 93304

Union Ave. WIC

600 Union Avenue, Suite D
Bakersfield, CA 93305

Delano Locations:

Delano Community Health Center WIC

1508 Garces Highway
Delano, CA 93215

Delano WIC (Maganda)

312 Austin
Delano, CA 93215

Lamont Location:

Lamont Community Health Center WIC

8787 Hall Road
Lamont, CA 93241

Kern River Valley Locations:

Kern Valley Medical Center WIC

6310 Lake Isabella Bloulevard
Lake Isabella, CA 93240

Kern River Health Center WIC

67 Evans Road
Wofford Heights, CA 93285

McFarland Locations:

McFarland Community Health Center WIC

209 Kern Avenue
McFarland, CA 93205

McFarland WIC

106 11th Street
McFarland, CA 93205

Frazier Park Location:

Frazier Mountain Community Health Center WIC

704 Lebec Road
Lebec, CA 93243

Taft Location:

Taft WIC Office

"The Fort"
915 N. 10th Street, Suite 12
Taft, CA 93268

Nutrition Sites of Interest

General Nutrition and Health

Child Nutrition

Nutrition and Physical Activity

Children and Weight Issues

Nutrition Game

Recipes & Menus

The California Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program

Prenatal Nutrition

Breastfeeding