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The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees CACFP.\nStates approve sponsors and centers to operate the program. States also monitor and provide training and guidance to make sure CACFP runs right.\nSponsoring organizations support day care homes and centers with training and monitoring. All day care homes participate in CACFP through a sponsor.\nCACFP Partners\n(800) 545-7892, cnp@isbe.net, www.isbe.net/nutrition\u000bNutrition Department\u000b100 N. First St., W-270\u000bSpringfield, IL 62777-0001\nContacts\nFNS-319\u000bOctober 2019\nUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.\nBuilding for\nThe Future\nIn the\nChild and\nAdult Care\nFood Program\n(CACFP)\nWhat is CACFP?\nCACFP is the Child and Adult Care Food Program. It is a Federal program that pays for healthy meals and snacks for children and adults in day care.\nCACFP improves the quality of day care. It makes the cost of day care cheaper for many low-income families.\nBesides providing meals in day care, CACFP makes afterschool programs more appealing to at-risk children and youth. Serving afterschool meals and snacks attracts students to learning activities that are safe and fun.\nChildren and youth who are homeless can also receive meals at shelters that participate in CACFP.\nName and Telephone Number of Organization\nWho is eligible for CACFP meals?\nChildren under age 13,\nMigrant children under age 16,\nChildren and youth under age 19 in afterschool programs in low-income areas,\nChildren and youth under age 19 who live in homeless shelters, and\nAdults who are impaired or over age 60 and enrolled in adult day care\nWhat kinds of meals are served?\nCACFP meals follow USDA nutrition standards.\nBreakfast consists of milk, fruits or vegetables, and grains.\nLunch and Supper require milk, grains, meat or other proteins, fruits, and vegetables.\nSnacks include two different servings from the five components: milk, fruits, vegetables, grains, or meat or other proteins.\nWhere are CACFP meals served?\nMany types of facilities participate in CACFP.\nChild Care Centers:\nLicensed child care centers and Head Start programs provide day care with meals and snacks to large numbers of children.\nOutside-School-Hours Care Centers:\nLicensed centers offer before or afterschool care with meals and snacks to large numbers of school-aged children.\nFamily Day Care Homes:\nLicensed providers offer family child care with free meals and snacks to small groups of children in private homes.\n“At-Risk” Afterschool Care Programs:\nCenters in low-income areas provide learning activities with free meals and snacks to school-age children and youth.\nEmergency Shelters:\nHomeless, domestic violence, and runaway youth shelters provide places to live with free meals for children and youth.\nAdult Day Care Centers:\nLicensed centers provide day care with meals and snacks to enrolled adults.","cbCairnYnDwjuPUV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairnYnDwjuPUV","docx",421041,"English","# What is CACFP?\n# Who is eligible for CACFP meals?\n# What kinds of meals are served?\n# Where are CACFP meals served?\n# How CACFP is administered","[{\"question\":\"Which agencies oversee CACFP and how is it administered?\",\"answer\":\"The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees CACFP. 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