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Happy CACFP Week: Celebrating CACFP, Celebrating You!
CACFP week is a time to celebrate and elevate the program's impact on children and adults in care settings. It's also time to celebrate...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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Call for Presentation Proposals are Open for the Annual CACFP Conference
We're excited to receive your conference presentation proposal for the Annual CACFP Conference! The conference is in Universal City, CA...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 7, 20241 min read
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Child Care Organizations & Advocates Urge State to Seek Flexibilities to Modernize CACFP, Improve Access to Nutritious Meals, & Create a More Sustainable Nutrition Program
CACFP Roundtable with 77 organizations sent a letter to Governor Newsom and State Leaders imploring the state of California to submit a...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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[Recording & Resources] The Walking Classroom: The Physical, Cognitive, & Behavioral Benefits
The Walking Classroom joined us this week to share the benefits of their enrichment and educational program. Debra shared how the podcast...

Samantha Marshall
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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USDA Publishes Proposed Rule: Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP and Summer Food Service Program
Today, USDA FNS published the proposed rule"Serious Deficiency Process in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Summer Food...

Samantha Marshall
Feb 21, 20242 min read
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The Walking Classroom: Physical Activity and Learning...hear more about it this month!
CACFP Roundtable is thrilled to host The Walking Classroom this month during a ZOOM meeting. We hope you'll join us to learn more about...

Samantha Marshall
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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Sign-on to show your support for a remote monitoring waiver for CACFP in California
CACFP Roundtable has written a letter to urge the Governor and state leaders for the state agency to write and submit to USDA FNS the...

Samantha Marshall
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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Child care/ECE dashboards and CACFP maps
As we all know the Child and Adult Care Food Program doesn't exist in a vacuum. Demographics, challenges, as well as investments, within...

Samantha Marshall
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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Government shut down averted...for now: an update and what a shutdown would mean for CACFP
No Shut Down for Now Yesterday, January 18, Congress voted to pass a continuing resolution, or a stop gap bill, which extends last fiscal...

Samantha Marshall
Jan 19, 20242 min read
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CA CACFP Child Care Center Staff: Save the Date for in-person CDSS Training
Save the Date! The California Department of Social Services, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Branch will be hosting two,...

Samantha Marshall
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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January Resources and Opportunities from the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN)
Resources/Webinars January 16th: Join our webinar, 'Budgeting on the CACFP, https://icn.ms/3RCly6W where we'll cover best practices for...

Samantha Marshall
Jan 10, 20242 min read
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Heart of Food with Care: Miren Algorri
Written by Maryam Cheraghi Maryam served as a legislative intern at CACFP Roundtable in 2023 and studied Psychology and Applied...
Maryam Cheraghi
Dec 4, 20236 min read
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New From Team Nutrition! Menu Planners for CACFP
USDA FNS Team Nutrition has just released menu planners that will help CACFP centers and family child care providers plan for snacks and...

Samantha Marshall
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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A look back at the 32nd Annual CACFP Conference and the Family Child Care Provider Summit
A month ago the CACFP community came together to learn, strategize, build relationships, and take a break from the day-to-day at the...

Samantha Marshall
Nov 16, 20233 min read
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A THIRD bill was introduced in Congress to strengthen CACFP! This time it's in the Senate
A NEW bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate called the Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act. It has the same name and is very...

Samantha Marshall
Nov 15, 20233 min read
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New CACFP Job Post: Child Nutrition Supervisor I at CDSS, Apply by November 7
Child Nutrition Supervisor I at California Department of Social Services Category: Programs / Government Closing Date to Submit...

Samantha Marshall
Nov 2, 20231 min read
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Introduced in Congress Today! Bipartisan CACFP legislation that adds an extra meal and more
Today, Representative Bonamici (D-OR) and Representative Molinaro (R-NY) introduced the Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act. This...

Samantha Marshall
Oct 26, 20232 min read
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Celebrate Farm to School Month by doing this CA 2023 Farm to CACFP Survey
It's National Farm to School Month! The California Department of Social Services, CACFP Branch is excited to provide additional resources...

Samantha Marshall
Oct 25, 20232 min read
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Research Brief: FCC Providers need more funding to provide healthy meals in CACFP
Our community knows how impactful CACFP meals are for children in care settings. They are healthy and many times are the only meals the...

Samantha Marshall
Oct 5, 20232 min read
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Introduced to Congress Today! CACFP legislation that eliminates tiering & adds an extra 10¢
Today, Representatives Landsman and Bonamici introduced legislation that speaks to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and only...

Samantha Marshall
Sep 19, 20232 min read
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