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Samantha Marshall
Jan 241 min read
California: Registration open for 2025 Child Care Meal Quality and Nutrition & Physical Activity Forums
CDSS CACFP Branch and the WestEd Center for Family Centers have announced that registration is open for the 2025 Child Care Meal Quality...
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Samantha Marshall
Jan 154 min read
Los Angeles County Wildfires: CACFP Flexibilities and Other Resources
Updated 1/29/2025 to include the waivers to enable grab-and-go meals through CACFP. Our communities have been deeply impacted by the...
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Samantha Marshall
Dec 5, 20243 min read
CACFP operators need an additional meal and Sponsors of homes are experiencing challenges: Two research briefs
CACFP Roundtable has been working with the  Nutrition Policy Institute out of the University of California Agriculture and Natural...
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Samantha Marshall
Nov 5, 20241 min read
Virtual/Remote Monitoring Waiver for Sponsors of Homes Approval and Guidance in CA
Good news for sponsors of family child care homes in California! On October 28th, CDSS CACFP Branch published guidance for Onsite...
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Samantha Marshall
Oct 4, 20241 min read
New Study: CACFP Family Child Care Home Providers' Perceptions of Impacts of Increased Meal & Snack Reimbursement during Pandemic
CACFP Roundtable loves research about CACFP. It serves as a pillar for advocacy, something for us to not conjecture or say we heard...
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Samantha Marshall
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Remote/Virtual Monitoring Waiver Open to Apply for In California
CDSS CACFP Branch Announcement and Guidance After much anticipation, CDSS CACFP Branch has issued a CACFP Bulletin announcing the...
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Samantha Marshall
Jul 3, 20241 min read
CDSS CACFP Branch is offering an in-person CACFP Meal Pattern Crediting Academy
The community has been asking for some in-person trainings and CDSS CACFP Branch is answering that request with six in-person trainings...
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Samantha Marshall
Jun 3, 20241 min read
CA CDSS CACFP Branch Email Updates
You can subscribe to CDSS CACFP Branch's Listerv and see previous emails here. It is worth noting that the emails now note the intended...
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Samantha Marshall
May 30, 20241 min read
We took CACFP to the California state capitol!
Last week CACFP Roundtable staff, board of directors, and UCLA interns converged upon California state legislators to educate them about...
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Samantha Marshall
May 21, 20242 min read
Save the Date! 2024 Family Child Care Nutrition, Health, and Wellness Summit
This year, back by popular demand, is the Family Child Care Nutrition, Health, and Wellness Summit! Our inaugural event last year was a...
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Samantha Marshall
Apr 24, 20242 min read
Action Alert: 4/25 Food with Care is being heard by the CA Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 - provide your public comment
Senate Budget Sub-Committee #3 Health & Human Services Public Comment Template When:Â Thursday, April 25 @ 9:30am or upon adjournment of...
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Samantha Marshall
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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...
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Samantha Marshall
Feb 29, 20241 min read
[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...
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Samantha Marshall
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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...
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Samantha Marshall
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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...
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Samantha Marshall
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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,...
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Samantha Marshall
Nov 2, 20231 min read
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...
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Samantha Marshall
Oct 25, 20232 min read
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...
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Samantha Marshall
Aug 21, 20231 min read
List of emergency shelters in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary
First, the CACFP Roundtable is sending our best wishes to all those impacted by the hurricane and tropical storm Hilary. Please let us...
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Samantha Marshall
May 26, 20232 min read
CA: Warrants for CACFP 2023 claims submitted on or after June 7, 2023 should anticipate delays
Many of you already know this, it is an annual process but in case you didn't the State Controller's Office (SCO) end-of-year process can...
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