Check out this easy-to-use menu planner and recipe booklet for Child and Adult Care Food Program operators who provide breakfast meals for children 3–18 years of age.
Recently, FNS has received a number of questions related to buying local meat, poultry, game, and eggs; this memorandum seeks to clarify the regulatory requirements related to food safety and answer specific questions related to these products with a series of questions and answers.
FNS is conducting additional demonstration projects to expand the evaluation of direct certification with Medicaid for both free and reduced price meal eligibility in NSLP and SBP.
USDA is committed to providing nutrition assistance to hard-hit families across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. In support of President Biden’s call to action on hunger, USDA announced that it is increasing the Pandemic EBT benefit by approximately 15 percent, providing more money for low-income families and millions of children missing meals due to school and child care closures.
These resources provide school nutrition professionals with the knowledge and tools to implement and meet the professional standards requirements within their programs.
Teach children and adults about healthy eating that will last them a lifetime. CACFP has resources and publications that will help you put together great tasting, nutritious meals and snacks that participants will enjoy.
The Child and Adult Care Food Program supports institutions wanting to initiate or improve food service in a variety of settings, including for adults receiving day care. CACFP reimburses centers that provide adult day services to help them serve nutritious meals to functionally impaired adults.
CACFP supports institutions that want to initiate or improve food service in a variety of settings, including adult daycare centers.
This map contains links to state-specific information on local educational agencies and schools that may be eligible to elect the Community Eligibility Provision.