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July 21, 2020 eNews

Impact of COVID on the CACFP

Over 1,200 survey respondents confirmed what many of us already knew: COVID-19 has impacted CACFP operators and child care businesses with severe financial challenges. CACFP operators are in overwhelming need of direct and significant financial aid outside of current program funding. Child care and the CACFP community are on the brink of collapse and facing imminent threat of shutting down without it.


NEW Urgent Call to Action

Add your zip code to send this letter to your representatives in Congress, the White House, and USDA Secretary Sonny Purdue sharing the report on the Impact of COVID on the CACFP.

Ask them to pass a bill now and provide financial aid to keep child care, adult care, and sponsoring organizations open for business.
Transitional Menu Planning Tool

Texas Department of Agriculture developed this great tool for menu planning during COVID. Written for schools, this can also help all food program operators as they consider menu and service needs.

Start planning now to be prepared for the fall. Service style may change but your menus and products can stay the same. By planning a quality, transitional menu now, you will be prepared for any service style.

Pandemic Response:
Lee City Schools, Tupelo, MS

Since closure in March, we have fed drive-thru grab-n-go meals at 6 of our 11 school sites. From March 23 - June 30, we fed 135,432 child meals and sold 846 adult meals. We distributed meals every Monday & Wednesday to all children ages 18 and younger through the SFSP program. On Mondays, each child received two free breakfast and lunch meals. On Wednesdays, each child received three free breakfast and lunch meals. Children sent thank you videos, cards and notes to staff. We were honored to be a helpful resource for families during these scary times, and we couldn't have imagined not providing meals when we know so many needed us more than ever before. ~ Valerie Weivoda



CACFP Professionals Spotlight


Do you have experience with the food program and regularly expand your knowledge with continuing education? 


Grow It, Try It, Like It! Nutrition Education from Team Nutrition

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Nutrition Education is a garden-themed nutrition education kit for family home child care and child care center staff that introduces children to: three fruits - peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe, and three vegetables - spinach, sweet potatoes, and crookneck squash.


2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines Scientific Report Available 

The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has completed their review of the evidence on nutrition and health, and their Scientific Report is now available online. All of this information will be taken into consideration by the USDA & HHS departments in the development of the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Public comments are accepted through August 13, 2020.

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Virtual Summit August 2020

20 Workshops. Four half-days. One amazing opportunity for training at your home or office.

Tuesday, August 19th Sessions

  • Feeding Infants: What, When, and How
  • Developing A CACFP Budget
  • Creditable Meals: Be In the Know
  • Family Style Meal Service & Head Start
  • Performance Regulations
  • Schools as Afterschool Meals Sponsors, Sites, and Vendors
Recorded webinars also available after the initial presentation on demand through August 2020.
Honoring John Lewis

"The hungry cannot wait. Talk is fine. Discussion is fine. But we must respond." ~ U.S. Representative John Robert Lewis of Georgia, hunger program advocate, and civil rights leader until his death July 17, 2020.
 
Often called  "one of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced," John Lewis has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties, and building what he calls "The Beloved Community" in America.   
 
Featured Member Resource

 

NCA members are invited to register for these on-demand webinars. Take these at your own pace. Then practice what you've learned, answer scenario-based questions for a certificate of completion and continuing education credit toward your CACFP Professionals Certification. 
  • Identifying Whole Grain-Rich in the CACFP
  • Serving Healthy Meals in the CACFP
  • Caring for Children while Social Distancing 
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