Webinar: CACFP 101- Learn about the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program

Watch the webinar above to learn more about how child care and afterschool providers can serve free meals through CACFP, regardless of the poverty level of the community in which the program is located. Through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), more than 4.2 million children receive nutritious meals and snacks each day as part of the child care they receive.

Webinar Segments:

1. Welcome/Introduction – The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Children’s Nutritional Needs and Child Care
2. Discussion on the Economic Impact on Child Care During the Pandemic - ACNJ
3. The Ongoing and Urgent Importance of CACFP – Hunger Free New Jersey
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4. New Jersey Child Care CACFP Participation – Reinvestment Fund
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5. Getting Started with CACFP: How to Apply? What is CACFP? Eligibility and Basic Meal Reimbursements– Department of Agriculture
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6. Panel Discussion with Child Care Programs Who Participate in CACFP– New Jersey YMCA State Alliance, Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures

Resources:

• Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development (DHS/DFD) - https://www.childcarenj.gov/
• Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing (DCF/OOL) - https://www.nj.gov/dcf/coronavirus_licensedchildcare.html
• Child Care Aware of New Jersey - https://www.ccanj.org/
• Advocates for Children of New Jersey - https://acnj.org/
• New Jersey Family Child Care Providers Association - http://www.njfccpa.org/
• New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children (NJAEYC) - https://njaeyc.org/