Posts Tagged ‘cacfp’
Sponsor Spotlight: Maves Ranola with Lutheran Services Florida
Lutheran Services Florida sponsors 24 affiliated Head Start and Early Head Start sites, 396 family day care homes and four emergency shelters. Collectively, these programs serve nutritious meals and snacks to over 6,000 children in their care. Read more about the work of this NCA member.
Read MoreHunger is increasing among those who provide care to young children
The Stanford Center on Early Childhood released a RAPID report that looks at how issues of food insecurity and hunger are affecting adults who provide care for young children. Their key finding: hunger is on the rise among child care providers.
Read MoreTammy Rowland-James of Northwest Arkansas Family Child Care Association
NWAFCCA sponsors 47 family child care homes that serve nutritious meals and snacks to over 600 children in Northwest Arkansas. Learn more about the great work of this NCA member!
Read MorePreventing Lead Poisoning
This Mealtime Memo from our partners at ICN defines lead, identifies lead sources, describes the health effects of lead exposure, explains why children are at risk, and shares important information on how to prevent lead poisoning.
Read MoreSponsor Spotlight: Carrie Sullivan of Provider’s Network, Inc.
Provider’s Network, Inc. sponsors 230 homes across Nebraska, ensuring over 1,900 children receive nutritious meals and snacks each day. Learn more about the work this NCA member is doing!
Read MoreSUN Meals: Congregate Meal Service ($)
Learn best practices and common pitfalls from community members experienced in providing summer meals. Listen to insights, challenges, and strategies to help you succeed in launching or improving your program participation. Bring questions and walk away with practical advice and the information you need to make the most of your summer meal program.
Read MoreCreating Sustainable Food Access Through YMCA
The YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina is a sponsor and operator of CACFP At-Risk Afterschool and the Summer Food Service Program. Hear how they are creating sustainable food access through their programs.
Read MoreSummer Meals Matter: Get Prepared for Summer
Discover how your organization can help close the summer nutrition gap through USDA’s SUN Meals, also know as the Summer Food Service Program.
Read MoreBuilding Your CACFP Cycle Menu ($)
Menu planning is more than just demonstrating CACFP meal pattern compliance, it’s a tool for staying organized, meeting requirements, and supporting child nutrition. Learn how to create a practical and compliant cycle menu using USDA’s new resources, Let’s Make a Snack and It’s Breakfast Time. Find out what tools and strategies to use to build cycle menus with confidence. Whether you’re new to menu planning or looking to refresh your approach, you’ll walk away with helpful tools and resources to make the process easier and more effective.
Read MoreNational CACFP Association Board of Directors Announces Executive Committee
The National CACFP Association (NCA) Board of Directors has elected three members to serve on the organization’s Executive Committee. Deborah Gillison-Wilson, CMP, CCNP, was elected to a three-year term that consists of serving as the Chair-Elect for FY26, the Board Chair for FY27 and the Immediate Past Chair for FY28. Kate Abernathy, CMP, CCNP, has been elected Secretary and Beth Carlton, CMP, CCNP, was elected Treasurer, each serving two-year terms. Together, these leaders bring decades of experience, dedication, and advocacy to advance NCA’s mission of supporting the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) community nationwide.
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