Join the National CACFP Association

Membership is open to anyone who would like to support our mission. This includes professionals working as family home child care providers, child care center and afterschool program staff or those at Tribal Nations, State Agencies, anti-hunger organizations, Head Start, emergency shelters, schools, food banks, associations, universities, Research and Referral agencies, commercial and sponsoring organizations. Our members are making a difference every day. Explore the Member Showcase to see how they impact the CACFP and SFSP.

No, membership with NCA is not the same as applying for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). For more information about the CACFP and meal reimbursement, click here.

The $75 NCA Membership is a great choice for anyone who wants access to NCA Membership benefits. 

For CACFP Sponsoring Organizations who would like to have one listing in the Find A Food Program Sponsor directory at cacfp.org, receive a discount on bulk printed materials, have access to program referrals, Board of Directors leadership opportunities and voting rights, we recommend the $150 CACFP Sponsor Membership which includes one NCA Membership. Only one person per sponsoring organization can hold this membership. If you have additional staff who would like access to NCA membership benefits, you can add them for $75 each. 

An Organization Membership includes NCA Memberships for up to five people. 

The SFSP Sponsor Membership is for SFSP Sponsoring organizations who would like to have one listing in the Find A Food Program Sponsor directory at cacfp.org. This includes one NCA Membership. 

Organizations that assume the CACFP administrative and financial responsibility for child or adult care programs under an agreement with their State agency are considered CACFP Sponsoring Organizations. These may be organizations that work with a number of providers, including family home child care, child care centers, Head Start, at-risk afterschool sites, adult day care sites or emergency shelters. They may also be an independent child care center which serves as both Sponsor and provider—acting as their own Sponsor. 

Organizations that assume the SFSP administrative and financial responsibility for the Summer Food Service Program under an agreement with their State agency are considered SFSP Sponsoring Organizations. These may be organizations that operate the Summer Food Service Program directly (self-sponsor) or those that work with a number of providers that operate the SFSP across summer food service sites. 

Our membership year begins on October 1st and ends on September 30th each year. Membership benefits begin the day the application is approved, and all memberships expire on September 30th each year. Membership rates are not prorated. 

Memberships are non-transferable except in the case where the primary member of a Sponsoring Organization retires or leaves employment. 

We recommend one CACFP or SFSP Sponsor Membership for each state you serve. This will make it possible for the Sponsoring Organization to have a listing in the Find A Food Program Sponsor directory for each state and assign a primary member for each state who will hold the NCA Membership. CACFP Sponsor Membership benefits such as leadership opportunities and voting rights extend to each state membership. 

No, each person will need their own member login to register for member webinars, access educational materials or qualify for conference and webinar discounts. 

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No. CACFP Sponsor members who also Sponsor the SFSP will automatically be listed in the Find a Food Program Sponsor category for SFSP, if indicated on your membership application. 

Yes, if you are an active NCA Member who works for a Sponsoring Organization, you may upgrade your membership to the CACFP or SFSP Sponsor Membership for additional sponsoring organization benefits.