1. Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) What’s It All About?

2. Outline What is the CACFP? Why participate in the CACFP? What programs may participate? What are the program requirements? CACFP Myths

3. What is the CACFP? Federally funded child nutrition program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Purpose of program is to serve healthy meals

4. Why Participate in the CACFP? Purchase foods with greater nutritional quality Improve the health of participants by providing more nutritious meals and snacks Teach children healthy eating at an early age Enable adult participants to remain independent longer

5. What Programs May Participate? Group Child Care Centers Head Start Programs At-Risk Afterschool Programs Outside of School Hours Centers Emergency Shelters Adult Day Care Centers More details can be found at the USDA website: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/why- cacfp-importanthttp://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/why- cacfp-important

6. Independent Organizations –One site participating on the CACFP Sponsoring Organizations –Two or more affiliated sites participating on the CACFP What Programs May Participate?

7. What are the Meal Requirements? Provide meals in accordance with the USDA CACFP meal pattern CACFP Meal Patterns: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals-and- snacks http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals-and- snacks

8. Other Program Requirements Daily –Point of service meal counts / infant meal records –Menus and production records Monthly –Maintain food program enrollment and eligibility documentation –Compile reimbursement claim and maintain support documentation –Financial recordkeeping to show how funding is spent

9. Annual –Contract renewal –Renew participant income eligibility –Civil rights documentation –Financial report Other Program Requirements

10. MYTHS of the CACFP MYTH: The CACFP will pay for all food service costs. FACT: The CACFP provides financial assistance to help pay for food service program costs, such as food, non-food and food service labor costs; it will not fully fund these costs.

11. MYTHS of the CACFP MYTH: All meals and snacks served to participants are reimbursed FACT: There is a limit to the number of meals/snacks an organization can claim –Most Orgs: 2 meals/1 snack; 2 snacks, 1 meal –Emergency Shelters: Up to 3 meals/snacks –At-Risk Afterschool Programs: 1 meal, 1 snack

12. MYTHS of the CACFP MYTH: An organization is required to be on the CACFP. FACTS: –Except for Head Start Programs, there is no requirement –When an organization fails to meet program requirements, CACFP participation may be terminated –Organizations must be financially viable

13. Take Action! Are you ready to take the next step? New Agency Home Page: http://dpi.wi.gov/community- nutrition/cacfp/newagency

14. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Formhttp://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html (1)mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.