Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Participation Resources
Get the Facts: A Resource Guide for the Federal Nutrition Programs (pdf) is for social service providers, afterschool programs, schools, shelters, health clinics, faith-based organization, child development centers, food banks, and others.
- The CACFP section includes: what groups and institutions can participate, how the program works, reimbursement and funding, and benefits.
How to Get Food in the District of Columbia (pdf) is for anyone who would like to sign up for, or find out more information on, federal food programs.
- The CACFP section includes information on who qualifies, and how to enroll in the program.
Visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Web site section on CACFP.
Visit the Food Research and Action Center's Web site for CACFP advocacy information.
D.C. CACFP Participation Data
- In Fiscal Year 2009, on an average day CACFP helped feed more than 198 children in family child care and 5,750 children in Head Start and child care centers.
- In Fiscal Year 2009, D.C. child care providers were able to tap into nearly $4.2 million in federal funding to serve nutritious meals to the District’s children.
OSSE Nutrition Standards for CACFP Flyers
Created in partnership with OSSE, these nutrition resources are geared for child care providers. Each is a pdf file.
- Choose Low Sugar Cereals - English | Spanish
- Milk - English | Spanish
- Healthy Cooking - English | Spanish
- Limit Fried and Pre-Fried Meats and Vegetables - English | Spanish
- Together, we can PREVENT overweight & obesity - English | Spanish
The development of these materials was supported by the Altarum Insitute.
D.C. Child Care Centers
- Licensed child care centers (courtesy of dc.gov).
- Child care centers with phone numbers (pdf).
