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Take Action with Quick Form: Tell Your Members of Congress to Support a Bill That Strengthens CACFP
Thank you for taking action! Last week we asked you to take action and endorse a CACFP bill, Access to Healthy Food For Young Children...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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CDE to host webinar about new suite of USDA waivers
On April 20th, USDA announced a new suite of waivers for child nutrition programs, including CACFP. The California Department of...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 22, 20211 min read
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USDA Publishes New and Extended Waivers for CACFP
New waivers from USDA which include Tier 1 for all family child care providers, regardless of location and extends grains ounce equivalents.

Samantha Marshall
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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Take Action Today! Sign On In Support of New CACFP Bill
Endorse Senator Casey's Bill to strengthen and improve access to CACFP.

Samantha Marshall
Apr 18, 20212 min read
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May Nutrition Edition Is Here!
The May Nutrition Edition is here for CACFP Roundtable Members to download and send to your child care providers. Inside the May Edition,...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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Caregiving as Infrastructure...CACFP as Infrastructure?
Pandemic Highlights Need for Child Care Like many other parts of our society, the pandemic has shed light on the child care crisis our...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 15, 20212 min read
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CDE to CDSS Transition Stakeholder Call on April 14th
On April 14th, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. the California Department of Social Services will be hosting it's fourth quarterly "Child...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 8, 20211 min read
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CDE wants your questions about the CACFP Emergency Relief Funds
Fill out the form below and help us tell the California Department of Education what you need to know about the funds.

Samantha Marshall
Apr 7, 20211 min read
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5 websites to go for CACFP and National Garden Month
It's National Garden Month and that gives our CACFP community a lot of opportunities to learn about new resources to support children...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 6, 20211 min read
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Chef serves 4,000 CACFP meals a month
When you encounter Chef Saul you will most likely find him with a smile on his face as he is dicing, chopping and grilling up the next meal

Samantha Marshall
Apr 6, 20212 min read
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March News from CDE: CACFP Integrity Plan, Cash-in-Lieu of Foods Survey, Emergency Costs & '21 Forum
California Department of Education (CDE) has sent out several notifications this month about updates to the website, a survey and new...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 6, 20214 min read
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Grains Ounce Equivalents in CACFP: What are your thoughts?
The CACFP community is prepping for the implementation of grains ounce equivalents in October. The Roundtable is wondering: Should we...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 6, 20211 min read
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At-Risk Program, Oceanside, CA
To date, this amazing program has provided over 46,000 meals to community youth.

Elyse Homel Vitale
Apr 5, 20212 min read
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March CACFP Town Hall Q&A with USDA and CDE
Quite a few questions were answered by policy experts at USDA and CDE at our Town Hall last week. Many of these are questions we hear...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 31, 20213 min read
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See what USDA, CDE, FRAC, Boys & Girls Club and OAK had to say at our 6th Town Hall
Yesterday, was a big day for CACFP, as the president of the National CACFP Forum, testified in front of the Senate Agriculture Committee...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 26, 20212 min read
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CACFP Takes a Stand Against Hate, Violence, & Racism
The CACFP Roundtable is saddened by and condemn all acts of violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the coun

Elyse Homel Vitale
Mar 24, 20211 min read
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Congress is taking steps to consider how to make CACFP better
CNR Hearing This Week The Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) Act is being fast tracked this spring. On Thursday, this week, there...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 23, 20212 min read
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CACFP & COVID-19: We Reflect and Request Lessons Learned
It's been a year since the world changed dramatically in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The Roundtable, like you and others, has...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 16, 20213 min read
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Sample Comments for CDSS Draft Transition Plan Survey
CDSS is seeking comments from the field about the draft transition plan by March 16 - we've drafted sample comments to make it easy for you.

Elyse Homel Vitale
Mar 12, 20213 min read
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CACFP Needs a Rescue Plan
Despite incredible losses CACFP has been offered very little relief. Opportunities are within reach.

Elyse Homel Vitale
Mar 12, 20213 min read
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