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Emergency Shelters
 

CACFP can be an important resource to emergency shelters that provide residential and food services to children experiencing homelessness.

     Emergency shelters receive the highest rates of payment for serving meals, which meet Federal nutritional guidelines, to eligible children.

     Residents 18 and younger who receive their meals at an emergency shelter are automatically eligible for free meals. There are no application forms for families to fill out. All reimbursable meals are served in group settings, at no cost to the child or to the child’s family.

 

CACFP Facts:
Facts about CACFP and Emergency Shelters
Age Limits for Children Interim Rule
Accommodations for Nontraditional Program Operators
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Benefits to Children Who Are Homeless
 
Resources:
Team Nutrition Library
Healthy Meals Resource System
CACFP-Summertalk
Choose My Plate


  Last modified: 11/30/2011