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Register Now for Growing Our Voice: Powering Up on the Proposed USDA Meal Pattern Rule. Growing Our Voice is a recurring learning series designed by the CACFP Roundtable 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

USDA FNS published a Request for Information (RFI) in regard to the “Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Areas in Statistical Data, Analysis, and Research at the U.S Department of Agriculture This RFI asks for feedback in regard to the data that comes out of the Economic Research Service (ERS), the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS), and the World Agricultural Outlook Board (OCE-WAOB). As it relates to CACFP, ERS, is the “Recognized Statistical Agency and Uni

Update 2/27/2026: Update about what is happening with the Claims Validation Review and USDA FNS off-site and on-site visits. Pop-Up Zoom Meeting: On-Site Claims Verification/Validation Reviews (CDSS Notice) 🗓️ Thursday at 11:00 AM Pacific | 📍 Zoom ⭐ Free for CACFP Roundtable Members 🏷️ $25.00 Non-members Register here Our communities are facing uncertainty and hardship in a number of ways. This week, California Department of Social Services - CACFP Branch, sent an e

CACFP, Food Access and the Government Shutdown. An opportunity to talk to community members.