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The Child and Adult Care Food Program

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides a monthly financial subsidy, training and technical assistance, nutrition education and food safety information to licensed child and adult day care facilities and sponsored day care homes serving nutritious meals and snacks to children and adults. CACFP meals must meet the Federal guidelines. 

Reimbursements are provided to offset the costs of serving healthy meals and snacks to children 12 years of age and under in licensed child development facilities, sponsored day care homes, emergency shelters for homeless and runaway youth; children 18 years of age and under in afterschool programs located in eligible areas; and functionally impaired adults and adults 60 years and over in licensed adult day care facilities.

CACFP Grant Announcements

Trainings and Events

Learn more about CACFP

  • Application process [Word]

Current CACFP Participants

Successfully Manage CACFP: The Forms and Information that You Need

Healthy Menu Planning and Wellness Resources

Resources

Serving meals to infants (ages 0 – 11 months)

Serving meals to children (ages 1 – 18)

Serving meals to adults (ages 18 and older)

Serving Culturally Appropriate Meals

Afterschool Nutrition Program

Service Contact: 
Wellness and Nutrition
Contact Email: 
wellness.nutrition@dc.gov
Contact Phone: 
(202) 727-1839
Contact TTY: 
711
Contact Suite #: 
4th Floor
Office Hours: 
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm