This
interim rule, published
January 3, 2006, raised the
age limit for residents
of emergency shelters
who are eligible to
receive CACFP meals to
include children through
age 18. This rule
extends eligibility for
participation to
emergency shelters that
primarily serve children
through age 18 who are
homeless and seeking
shelter without their
families.
Memorandum answers
specific questions about
the approval of shelters
and the meal services
they provide to children
in CACFP. It was issued
on March 14, 2000.