WIC is the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program which serves low income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and children under age five who have a nutritional need. WIC is a federally funded program and is administered by the California Department of Health Services.

• to decrease the complications of pregnancy;
• to prevent low birth weight babies;
• to decrease iron deficiency anemia; and
• to promote optimum growth and development of infants and young children.
  • WIC helps by providing special checks for nutritious foods, providing nutrition education, and breastfeeding education and support.
  • WIC provides referrals to health care and other community services.

Watts Healthcare Corporation’s WIC Program has five WIC locations:


• Watts WIC site is located in the Watts Health Center at
  10300 Compton Avenue,
  Los Angeles,
  CA 90002
  Telephone Number (323) 568-3070
• Compton WIC site is located at
  1900 N. Long Beach Blvd.,
  Suite 106,
  Compton,
  CA 90221
  Telephone Number (310) 639-3061
• Hoover WIC site is located at
  700 W. Imperial Hwy.,
  Los Angeles,
  CA 90044
  Telephone Number is (323) 241-1780
• Huntington Park WIC site is located at
  6601 Rugby Ave.,
  2nd Floor,
  Huntington Park,
  CA 901255
  Telephone Number is (323) 587-6713
• Adams WIC site is located at
  1985 W. Adams Blvd.,
  Los Angeles,
  CA 90018
  Telephone Number is (323) 766-6200