Budget Reconciliation: no direct threat to CACFP but families and providers in the community would suffer

There is a lot of discussion occurring in the community and the media about what many call the "reconciliation package or referred to by the President as "One, Big Beautiful Bill" (The Baby Monitor, May 16, 2025) and we thought you might have questions about how this impacts the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and our community at large.

As we know, the CACFP enables caregivers of children and adults to provide nutritious meals in care settings. The CACFP supports children and adults receiving meals through CACFP often rely on social safety net programs, as do the workforce providing the care. These proposed cuts deeply impact our CACFP community. Details below but if already know you want to take action you can do so in these ways:

From the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)

Take Action: Use the FRAC Action Network to send a message directly to your Members of Congress ahead of next week’s anticipated House floor vote and urge them to vote “No" on the budget reconciliation bill. Target Republican Members in states that would experience severe program cost shifts (see Page 3). Visit FRAC’s Legislative Action Center for advocacy resources, including FRAC’s budget reconciliation leave-behind, a model letter-to-the-editor, and a national data fact sheet on SNAP participation. Be sure to use FRAC’s digital toolkit to get loud on social media.

RSVP: Virtual Town Hall/Rally to Stop the House Reconciliation Bill

Join FRAC’s SNAP Director Salaam Bhatti, and a host of national advocates, for a virtual town hall/rally hosted by Public Citizen, Coalition on Human Needs, Americans for Tax Fairness, and others, on Monday, May 19, 7:30–8:30 p.m. ET. Get briefed by experts on the harmful provisions contained in the House budget reconciliation bill and how we can use our collective voices to urge House Members to vote no before the floor vote next week. RSVP here.

From Zero to Three

What you can do:

It’s not too late to stop this legislation from moving through Congress! Reach out to your Representative today and voice your concerns.

• Even if you've already contacted them, it helps to continue making calls and sending emails.

• Every bit of advocacy contributes to maintaining critical support systems for families.

Join us for our Member Meeting on May 28th at 10:00 a.m. pacific time! Register here. Not a member? Try a meeting for $25 before committing to the membership experience.