Stories

Tammy Rowland is the Administrator of the Northwest Arkansas Family Childcare Association, and a star advocate for CACFP providers.

Lina Araiza Flores at Child-Parent Centers, Inc plans creative menus to meet the needs of multiple delivery channels in southeastern Arizona.

Lisa Mack was surprised with an award for her decade of dedicated service as the Executive Director of the NCA at the National Child Nutrition Conference.

The NCA named winners in the CACFP Inspire Awards which celebrate the incredible individuals and organizations who reimagined and executed the CACFP during the pandemic, especially those who overcame public health challenges and went above and beyond expectations to continue to provide for the children and adults they serve.

Cindy Long, USDA Food and Nutrition Services Administrator, will be presented with the Friend of CACFP award at the 2022 NCNC.

Rebekah Dawson and her staff at Feeding the Gulf Coast worked tirelessly to continue to provide kids with the meals they need to be successful and to grow their partner sites with more funding and food access.

Coe is recognized as a finalist in this category for the enormous scope of his work and that of his center.

She used CACFP waivers and other federal programs to create opportunity out of confusion, earning her a spot as a finalist.

From professional relationships to community nonprofits, Aponte’s collaborative work earned her a spot as a finalist for the Inspire Collaboration award.

For their collaboration across a spectrum of organizations the staff at EOCF are included as a finalist for the Inspire Collaboration Award.