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Child & Adult Care Food Program

CACFP plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care for children and elderly adults by making care more affordable for many low-income families. Through CACFP, 2.9 million children and 86,000 adults receive nutritious meals and snacks each day as part of their day care.

About CACFP
Adult Day Care
Afterschool Snacks and Suppers
Best Practices
Child Care Centers 
Emergency Shelters  
Financial Management Tools  
Income Eligibility Guidelines
Infant Meals
Management Improvement Initiative - It's about strengthening and improving the accountability and integrity of CACFP cooperators, and to protect Federal funds.
Meal Benefit Forms and Translated Documents
Meal Patterns
Reimbursement Rates
Resources
States - If you would like to participate in the CACFP, please contact your respective State agency.

See how CACFP can make a difference in the quality of your program!  Whether you are a provider in your home, at a day care center, in an afterschool care program, or in a shelter, you will find many useful resources and contacts here.


Last modified: 01/12/2006