Reimbursed Meals from USDA Child Adult Care Food Program
Program Overview
CACFP, CACFP Sponsor in Texas, Child Adult Care Food Program, Child Adult Care Sponsor
What is CACFP?
CACFP is theChild and Adult Care Food Program, a USDA program that provides healthy meals and snacks to children and adults receiving day care. Each day more than 2.6 million children and almost 60,000 older adults participate in CACFP. Through CACFP, participants' nutritional needs are supported on a daily basis. The program plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care and making it more affordable for many low-income families. In addition to day care, CACFP helps make afterschool programs more appealing to at-risk youth. By offering nutritious snacks in programs serving low-income areas, centers can increase participation and know that youth are having a healthy snack. Homeless children and children from temporarily displaced families can also receive up to three meals each day through shelters that operate the program.
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How does the FoodProgram work for you?
CACFP reimburses participating centers and day care homes for serving nutritious meals. It is administered at the Federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The State education or health department administers CACFP in most States. State agencies approve sponsoring organizationsand independent centers to operate the program on the local level. The State also monitors the program and provides guidanceand assistance to ensure requirements are met. Sponsoring organizations play a critical role in supporting home day care providers and centers through training, technical assistance, and monitoring. All family or group day care homes must come into the program under a sponsoring organization. Several types of organizations are approved by the States to serve as sponsors -- community action groups, nonprofit organizations, and churches.
What Can You Serve? Lot's of things you already feed your children.
We help you create menu's that are approved by the USDA. In addition we provide one on one training on the food program and yearly nutrition training that will go to your required training hours. To see a listing of the approved items click on the links below:
All of these food items can help you create thousands of meal and snack combinations. Your kids will never know that they are getting healthy meals and snacks. In addition, our web applications help make sure you create meals that are allowed by the food program.
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Reimbursed Meals from USDA Child Adult Care Food Program
Program Overview
CACFP, CACFP Sponsor in Texas, Child Adult Care Food Program, Child Adult Care Sponsor
What is CACFP?
CACFP is the Child and Adult Care Food Program, a USDA program that provides healthy meals and snacks to children and adults receiving day care. Each day more than 2.6 million children and almost 60,000 older adults participate in CACFP. Through CACFP, participants' nutritional needs are supported on a daily basis.
The program plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care and making it more affordable for many low-income families. In addition to day care, CACFP helps make afterschool programs more appealing to at-risk youth. By offering nutritious snacks in programs serving low-income areas, centers can increase participation and know that youth are having a healthy snack. Homeless children and children from temporarily displaced families can also receive up to three meals each day through shelters that operate the program.
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How does the Food Program work for you?
CACFP reimburses participating centers and day care homes for serving nutritious meals. It is administered at the Federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The State education or health department administers CACFP in most States. State agencies approve sponsoring organizationsand independent centers to operate the program on the local level. The State also monitors the program and provides guidanceand assistance to ensure requirements are met. Sponsoring organizations play a critical role in supporting home day care providers and centers through training, technical assistance, and monitoring. All family or group day care homes must come into the program under a sponsoring organization. Several types of
organizations are approved by the States to serve as sponsors -- community action groups, nonprofit organizations, and churches.
What Can You Serve?
Lot's of things you already feed your children.
We help you create menu's that are approved by the USDA. In addition we provide one on one training on the food program and yearly nutrition training that will go to your required training hours. To see a listing of the approved items click on the links below:
Meats and Meat Alternates
Vegetables and Fruits
Grains and Breads
Milk
All of these food items can help you create thousands of meal and snack combinations. Your kids will never know that they are getting healthy meals and snacks. In addition, our web applications help make sure you create meals that are allowed by the food program.
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