Growing Our Voice: Powering Up on the Proposed USDA Meal Pattern Rule

Session 5: From Insight to Impact — How to Comment 

This session walks you through the practical steps of submitting a public comment on the anticipated proposed CACFP meal pattern rule. We’ll cover where to comment, what to include, how to structure your message, and what makes a comment meaningful to USDA reviewers. We’ll also revisit why commenting matters—how individual stories, operational realities, and community perspectives shape the final rule. By the end, participants will feel prepared, supported, and ready to turn their experiences into impactful public comments.

Description of Series

Growing Our Voice is a recurring learning series designed to help our community understand, navigate, and confidently respond to the anticipated proposed rule that will change the meal pattern for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Each session will focus on easily digestible information to help us understand the commenting process, share what we hear is going to…