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CACFP Meal Benefit (Eligibility Application) Forms
Contacts
Program Description
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care and making it more affordable for many low-income families. CACFP serves nutritious meals and snacks to eligible participants enrolled for care at participating day care centers and day care homes. The program promotes the development of basic nutritional concepts and provides nutritious, well-balanced meals fostering sound eating habits that enable participants to become caretakers of their own nutritional habits. CACFP also provides meals to children residing in homeless shelters and snacks to youths participating in after-school care programs.
In addition, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides annually adjusted cash reimbursement to organizations serving meals and snacks to participants receiving nonresidential day care in licensed or government approved adult day care facilities. Independent centers and sponsoring organizations enter into agreements with the CACFP office to assume administrative and financial responsibility for CACFP operations.
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 after school care program, or
- in a shelter,
you will find many useful hints, resources, and contacts at this site. Click below for more information on the New Jersey CACFP. To be added to our Potential Sponsor mailing list, complete the registration form.
CACFP Meal Benefit (Eligibility Application) Forms
CACFP Eligibility Application (300K PDF)
CACFP Program Eligibility Record (176K PDF)
CACFP Family Size and Income Scale (42K PDF)
CACFP Forms - Spanish (432K PDF)
CACFP Tabla Federal De Ingresos (27K PDF)
Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Benefit Forms (English)
Contacts
To learn more about the Child and Adult Care Food Program, visit the U.S. government child nutrition home page or contact our office at (609) 984-1250 to speak with the Child Nutrition Specialist for your county area. For Family Day Care Organizations, dial (609) 292-4498.
Mailing Address:
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs
PO Box 334
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0334
