Overview

CACFP | Program Guidance | Forms | Operational Memos | Resources

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides cash assistance for snacks and meals served at no charge to students ages 18 and younger in at-risk afterschool programs. Participating programs are located within the boundaries of eligible low-income elementary school attendance areas. Eligible facilities include public and private schools, nonresidential child care centers, and outside school-hours care centers. To participate, sponsors must have a structured, supervised afterschool enrichment program. Cash assistance is available for up to one snack and one meal per day for each student. All snacks and meals must meet the requirements of the CACFP meal patterns for children.

At-risk Resources

• At-risk Afterschool Programs (USDA)
• At-risk Afterschool Meals Handbook (USDA)
• Final Rule on CACFP At-risk Afterschool Meals (USDA)
• How to Participate in At-risk Afterschool Meals Component of CACFP (USDA)
• Offer versus Serve in At-risk Afterschool Centers (CSDE)
• Overview of the At-risk Afterschool Meals Program (CSDE)
• Three Meals a Day: Win-Win-Win, A Guide to Starting and Improving Your Afterschool Meals Program (School Nutrition Foundation and No Kid Hungary)

CACFP Guidance

• Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (CSDE)
• Forms for CACFP Child Care Centers (CSDE)
• Meal Patterns for Children (CSDE)
• Online Application and Claiming System for Connecticut Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Operational Memos for the CACFP (CSDE)
• Program Guidance for CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE)

Nutrition Policies and Guidance

• Crediting Foods in CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE)
• Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Meal Patterns for CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE)
• Special Diets in CACFP Child Care Programs (CSDE)

Nondiscrimination Statements (USDA and CSDE)