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Description
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Provides
nutritious meals and snacks to participants in day care
facilities, such as child care centers, day care homes, and
adult day care centers. Also provides meals to children in
emergency shelters and snacks (and meals in a few States) to
youth in after school programs. |
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Reimburses day care centers at free, reduced-price, or paid
rates for eligible meals and snacks served to children and
adults, based upon the participants’ eligibility under the
Income Eligibility Guidelines. |
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Reimburses family home day care providers based on
eligibility for tier I rates
(which target higher levels of reimbursement to low-income
areas, providers, or
children) or lower tier II rates. |
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Provides
USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods to participating
institutions in addition to cash reimbursement. |
Background
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CACFP was
created as a pilot project in 1968, called the Special Food
Service Program for Children. |
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The
program was permanently established in 1975. In 1987,
Congress authorized the addition of adults to the program
and, in 1989, changed the name to "CACFP." |
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It is
administered by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service
through grants to States and is typically operated by State
educational agencies. |
Participants
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Approximately 1.9 billion meals were served to 3.2 million
children and adults (average daily attendance) in FY 2008. |
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Individuals enrolled in participating centers from
households with incomes at or below 130 percent of poverty
guidelines are eligible for free meals; this amount is
$27,560 for a family of four from July 1, 2008 – June 30,
2009. |
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Those
enrolled in participating centers with household incomes
between 130 percent and 185 percent of poverty are eligible
for reduced-price meals. Reduced-price income eligibility
for a family of four is $39,220 from July 1, 2008 – June 30,
2009. Day care homes may be reimbursed based on location,
with homes in needy areas receiving higher rates of
reimbursement than homes in non-needy areas. |
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Institutions (centers or sponsoring organizations of centers
and day care homes) determine eligibility of participating
adults and children for free and reduced-price meals. |
Budget
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$2.2
billion in FY 2008 (est.) |
Contact Information
Last
modified: January 2009
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