Child care providers, ELRC staff, and community leaders will be able to take part in a workshop about the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) on Saturday, May 16 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center.
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The workshop will include a brief overview of CACFP and how it operates statewide and in the Erie region. Participants will engage in some interactive work to inform recommendations for improving CACFP statewide. These recommendations will be used to prioritize CACFP resource and training development for child care providers and CACFP sponsors.
Lunch will be provided and there will be a raffle of classroom materials and gift cards provided by Lakeshore Learning to all participants who work in child care settings.
The event is free and open to all, but there is a limit of 25 participants. It will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those interested in attending should reserve a spot now.
The Pennsylvania Child Care Association and the state Education Department’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) are holding a roundtable on how child care and afterschool providers can serve free meals through CACFP.
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CACFP provides reimbursement for meals served to enrolled participants in non-residential child or adult care facilities. The intent of the program is to improve the diets of children and adults and to develop healthy eating habits through the service of nutritious meals and the provision of nutrition education activities.
During the roundtable, participants will learn how to serve free meals through CACFP. They will also learn about the organization, how to get started, how to apply, eligibility, and basic meal reimbursements.
The roundtable will be held in a Zoom meeting from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Registration is now open.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released adjustments to the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used in determining eligibility for child nutrition programs from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Child Nutrition Programs
The eligibility guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program. Eligible children receive free and reduced price meals and free milk.
The income eligibility chart is available on the USDA website.
