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CACFP: A Critical Support for Child Care

The CACFP has many benefits – it supports child care providers and ensures that children and adults in care receive nutritious meals. The CACFP is also critical in supporting child care businesses by decreasing costs that can be reallocated towards program improvement, staff wages, or lower tuition rates.

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USDA and HHS Notice: CNPs and Head Start as Federal Public Benefit

USDA and HHS each released a notice stating that many programs under the jurisdiction of both departments are now interpreted as “Federal Public Benefits,” including all CNPs and Head Start. The notices aim to address whether citizenship or qualified immigration status must be verified in order for a child to participate in these federal programs.

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Congratulations to the Turnip the Beet! Award Winners

For summer 2024, USDA recognized 199 winners from all seven FNS regions, with a total of 86 gold, 91 silver, and 22 bronze recipients. Congratulations to all awardees and thanks to everyone working to ensure both food and nutrition security for our nation’s children during the summer months.

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Coming Up! Farm to CACFP Events

Farm to CACFP connects providers to local food producers with the objectives of serving locally-grown foods and providing nutrition education. Check out these upcoming events at NCA!

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