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Hmong Reflections on the CACFPÂ
This article by the Hmong American Farmers Association presents highlights of Hmong in-home early care providers’ feedback on the benefits of enrollment, recommendations on how CACFP could work best for them and suggestions for improvement to the program.
Read MoreCongressman Landsman Visits Ohio Child Care
Last week Congressman Greg Landsman visited Loving Kindness Education and Learning Center in his home district to announce the introduction of the Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act. The act would support child care providers who administer the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) across the nation by increasing their reimbursements for serving nutritious meals to those in their care.
Read MoreCACFP Inspire: Kidz Korner in Payson, Arizona
Eleven years ago, Lidia Madrid opened Kidz Korner in Payson, Arizona to see her children and other local children grow up and learn safely in a town where there were limited child care options.
Read MoreCACFP Inspire: Shedron Davis of Alpha & Omega Nutrition Program, Inc in Memphis
Shedron Davis is the Founder and Executive Director of Alpha & Omega, and her mission is to empower children to succeed through a healthy lifestyle.
Read MoreCACFP Inspire: Jessica Coleman of Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens in Virginia
Jessica Coleman is the children’s day care supervisor and CACFP manager at Generations, an intergenerational daycare in Virginia.
Read MoreCACFP Inspire: Andrea Rivera of Christian Military Academy, Puerto Rico
With experience and credentials like hers, it’s no surprise that the Food and Nutrition Services office selected Andrea Rivera to create a new community food service program at the start of the pandemic.
Read MoreCACFP Inspire: Kyle Jackson of Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County
Kyle Jackson is an area director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County, and a true leader in executing at-risk after school meal operation
Read MoreCACFP Inspire: PATCH
People Attentive to Children Hawaii, PATCH, has a straightforward mission: to support and improve the quality and availability of care for the young people of Hawaii. In fact, this mission is stated so plainly that it could be misunderstood as easy when it is simply direct.
Read MoreCACFP Inspire: Derek Sego of Sunshine Academy
Sunshine Academy is a preschool and daycare with three locations in Utah and the CACFP at its heart. Overseeing it all is Derek Sego.
Read MoreCACFP Inspire: Community Action Council of Lexington, KY
Community Action Council of Lexington, Kentucky is a Head Start program and CACFP sponsor for 20 child development sites throughout Kentucky. Laura Sheffield is the Health and Nutrition Director, and she and her staff operate the CACFP with outstanding care and creativity.
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