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March 2018 eNews
CACFP | Afterschool | Summer Food National Conference April 2018 Join attendees from across the country for training, networking, and more! Register by March 15th to take advantage of standard registration fee rates. |
National CACFP Week How are your celebrating CACFP Week? Next week, join providers, sponsors, state agencies, and the entire child nutrition community to promote awareness of the CACFP. We've got the resources to make it easy for you! |
NCA Goes to Washington NCA President Senta Hester and Board Secretary Robin Paul visited with Senators to talk CACFP during Lobby Day -- an integral part of the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference each year. Senators Klobuchar and Boozeman recently introduced S.Res.405 - A resolution designating the third week of March 2018 as "National CACFP Week" and we are humbled by their continued commitment to children across the country. Board Vice President, Kati Wagner, Policy Chair, Vicki Lipscomb, and Treasurer Melissa Moore also spent the day on the Hill visiting with Congressmen. |
Spring Parent Provider Connection
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Tools & Resources Menu Planning Thoughtful menu planning will ensure healthy, balanced and nutritious meals. The USDA has outlined the five basic steps of careful menu planning. Get a copy of this handout designed to share with child care providers. |
Meet Margaret Oberg, CACFP Provider Early on, Margaret Oberg knew her calling in life was to take care of children. "I feel very lucky and blessed. I have the opportunity to watch children discovering and growing. It's not all just developmental stages, I get to see their little personalities too." |
Policy Updates CACFP Memos & Notices In January, two memos were released by the USDA: Providing Child Nutrition Program Benefits to Disaster Survivor Evacuees Market Basket Analysis when Procuring Program Goods and Modifying Contracted-For Product ListsIn February, the USDA extended the comment period for the Food Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs Request for Information. We encourage everyone to take action an share your thoughts with USDA. Deadline is April 23, 2018. Model Comment LetterIn March, The USDA and Health and Human Services are asking for public comments on the topics and scientific questions to inform our development of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Public comment welcome through March 30th. The National CACFP Sponsors Association will be providing guidance in the near future. |
Priorities Matter #ProvidersRock #LongDaysShortYears#MarchCalendar Inspiration #2018CACFPNutritionCalendar |
National Ally Spotlight Read Aloud Month Learn More |
Serving Meat and Meat Alternates at Breakfast
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Board of Directors Nominations |
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