Child and Adult Care Food Program
Bulletins and Memos
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2013-05 BULLETIN
- USDA Policy Memo 05-2013 Tax Exempt Status for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Churches
- Cooking Up Nutrition Information/Registration - word
- Cooking Up Nutrition Scholarship Application - word
- Cities Combating Hunger through Afterschool and Summer Meals Programs (CHAMPS) - word
2013-04 BULLETIN
- CACFP Procurement Training Registration - word
- New Program Training Registration - word
- Cooking Up Nutrition Information and Registration - word
- Cooking Up Nutrition Scholarship Application - word
- Nutrition Wellness Tips Promotional Flyer
- Playworks Playbook 2012-2013
2013-03 BULLETIN
- USDA Policy Memo 03-2013 Determining Area Eligibility Based on School Data
- USDA Policy Memo 04-2014 Streamlining At-risk Meal Participation for School Food Authorities
- Mealtime Memo for Child Care: It's Afterschool Time!
2013-02 BULLETIN
- New York Times Article: There's Homework to Do on School Lunches
- Sweet Potatoes Bring Health, Taste to Side Dish Choices (Recipes)
- Mealtime Memo for Child Care: It's Time to Celebrate: Food-Free Celebrations
2013-01 BULLETIN
- USDA Policy Memo 02-2013 Procurement Geographic Preference Q&A
- CACFP Food Substitutions Fact Sheet - word
- DEC Food Recall Notification
- How to Cook Rice and Grains from Cook's Illustrated
- Fact Sheet: Athletic Programs
- Mealtime Memo: Dressing for the Child Care Kitchen
2012-07 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 18-2012 Tribal Participation in CACFP & SFSP
- CACFP Reimbursement Rates - word
- ServSafe Training Registration - word
- Cooperative Extension CFPM Training Flyer
- NFSMI Training Registration - word
- Food Day Brochure
2012-06 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 17-2012 Smoothies Offered in Child Nutrition Programs
- CACFP Annual Training Registration FY13 - word
- ServSafe Training Registration - word
- NFSMI Training Registration - word
2012-05 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 16-2012 Prohibition of Separation by Gender During Child Nutrition Program Meal Service
- USDA Technical Assistant Memo 07-2010 Guidance for Accepting Processed Product Documentation for Meal Pattern Requirements (MPR)
- USDA Technical Assistance Memo Sample Formulation Statement
- New Program Training Registration - word
- Fall CACFP Training Registrations - word
- ServSafe Training Registration - word
- Head Start Training Registration FY13 - word
- April 2012 Let’s Move! Mealtime Memo
- May 2012 Rainy Day Mealtime Memo
2012-04 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 12-2012 Disaster Response
- USDA Proposed Rules – 7 CFR Part 226 Child and Adult Care Food Program: Amendments Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
- Alaska CACFP Brochures for parents and providers
2012-03 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 05-2012 Guidance on the Food Donation Program in Child Nutrition Programs
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 06-2012 Guidance on Income Eligibility Determinations and Duration
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 08-2012 The At-Risk Afterschool Meals Component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Questions and Answers
- CFPM & Cooks Training Registration
- WIACC Farm to Child Care Application
- WIACC Additional Resources Application
- USDA SFSP Training
- Head Start Body Start March Activity Calendar
2012-02 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 03-2012 Simplifying Application Procedures in the Summer Food Service Program
- Mealtime Memo: What's the Food Message?
2012-01 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 21-2011 REVISED Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Substitutions in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Questions and Answers
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 22-2011 Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications – Request for Additional Information
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 01-2012 Rural Development’s Community Facilities Program
- Potpourri magazine article: Healthy Treats for Halloween
2011-09 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 25-2011 Translations for the Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application
- USDA TA 05-2011 Shelf-Stable Dried Snacks Made from Meat, Poultry, or Seafood
- USDA Policy Memo SP 41-2011 Indirect Cost Guidance
- NFSMI October 25th Training Flyer/Registration
- CACFP Reimbursement Rates
- CACFP Claim for Reimbursement Calendar
- Mealtime Memo August 2011 Celebration Ideas for Happy, Healthy Events
2011-08 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 23-2011 Offer vs. Serve and Family Style Dining
- Mealtime Memo May 2011 Along the Garden Path
- Mealtime Memo June 2011 Cool, Calm and Prepared
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 20-2011 Water Availability
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 21-2011 Nutrition Require for Fluid Milk Substitutes
2011-07 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 8-2011 Revised Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 15-2011 Eligibility of Children Evacuated from Japan and Bahrain
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 16-2011 Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Varied Timing of Unannounced Reviews in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 19-2011 Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Child and Adult Care Food Program Applications
2011-06 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 13-2011 Cooperation with Program Research and Evaluation of Child Nutrition Programs
- Mealtime Memo March 2011 Measuring Dry Ingredients
- Mealtime Memo April 2011 Let's Wash Our Hands
2011-05 Bulletin
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 07-2011 Permanent Agreements
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 01-2011 Revised Eligibility of Expanded Learning Times
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 08-2011 Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 09-2011 Privacy Protection
- Audit Reimbursement Request Form - word
- Wellness in Alaska Child Care Flyer
- WIACC Training Registration - word
- Mealtime Memo No. 2 Tips and Ideas for Nutrition Related Activities
2011-04 Bulletin
- Wellness in Alaska Child Care flyer
- WIACC Training Registration - word
- WIACC Scholarship Form - word
- Mealtime Memo No. 1 The Picky Eater
2011-03
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 02-2011 Effects of Busing on Area Eligibility
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 04-2011 Nationwide Expansion of At-Risk Afterschoo Meals in the CACFP
- New Program Training Registration - word
- Mealtime Memo No. 11 Get Going Green
- Mealtime Memo No. 12 Convenience or home cooked? Factors to Consider
2011-02
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 01-2011 Eligibility of Expanded Learning Time Programs for Afterschool Snack Service in NSLP and CACFP
- CACFP CNP Web Claims By Site - word
- CACFP CNP Web Claim Revisions - word
2011-01
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 17-2010 Disclosure Requirements for the Child Nutrition Programs
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 03-2010 Revised - Exclusion of Military Combat Pay
- Attachment A with Prior Approval - word
- CACFP 796-2, Rev. 3 Graph from FNS - word
- Mealtime Memo: No. 9 Serving Quality Foods
- Mealtime Memo: No. 10 Fall Foods
2010-06
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 16-2010 Update on Publication of Poverty guidelines and Income Eligibility Guidelines
- CACFP Reimbursement Rates for July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 - word
- CACFP Claim for Reimbursement Calendar - word
- WIC Brochure
- DEC Planned Fees for Food Worker Cards
- Mealtime Memo: No. 8, 2010 Serving Safe Food in Child Care
2010-05
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 07-2010 Haitian Refugees for the Child Nutrition Programs
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 11-2010 Q&A on Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household
- CACFP Fall Training Schedule & Information - word
- Mealtime Memo No. 7, 2010 Snacks as Mini Meals
2010-04
- CACFP Annual FSMC or Vended Meal Agreement Template - word
- FSMC or Vended Meal Agreement Renewal Checklist for CACFP - word
- FSMC CACFP Regulations - word
- Mealtime Memo: No. 4 Gardening with Children
- Mealtime Memo: No. 5 Plenty of Local Produce
- Mealtime Memo: No. 6 Developing Healthy Eating Habits
2010-03
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 03-2010 Exclusion of Military Combat Pay (Revised)
- Mealtime Memo: No. 2, 2010 Feeding Young Children in Group Settings
- Mealtime Memo: No. 1, 2010 Nutrition and Cognitive Development
- New Program Training - word
- Infant Training - word
2010-02
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 06-2010 Expiring Income Eligibility Forms and Determining Claiming Percentages
- Mealtime Memo: No. 12, 2009 Special Diets - Where Do We Start?
2010-01
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 02-2010 Procurement Questions
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 03-2010 Exclusion of Military Combat Pay
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 05-2010 Geographic Preference for the Procurement of unprocessed Agricultural Products in the Child Nutrition Programs
- Early Learning Activity Guides Now Available in Yup'ik
- Mealtime Memo: No. 9, 2009 Cooking with Children: Little Red Hen Bread
- Mealtime Memo: No. 10, 2009 How to Follow a Picture Recipe
- Mealtime Memo: No. 11, 2009 Helping Children Develop Healthy Eating Habits
2009-05
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 08-2009 Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household
- Income Eligibility Guidelines FY2010 - word
- Mealtime Memo: No. 8, 2009 USDA's Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
2009-04
- USDA Policy Memo CACFP 07-2009 Excess Summer Meals
- CACFP Annual Training
- CACFP Reimbursement Rates for July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010
- CACFP Claim for Reimbursement Calendar
- Mealtime Memo: No. 5, 2009 How to Use Mealtime Memos for Training
- Mealtime Memo: No. 6, 2009 Timesaving Tips for Mealtime
- Mealtime Memo: No. 7, 2009 Emergency Preparedness
2009-03
- Audit Reimbursement
- Mealtime Memo: No 2, 2009 Production Records – A Tool To Use
- Mealtime Memo: No 3, 2009 Cycle Menus
2009-02
- CACFP 01-2009 Small Business Tax Filing Updates
- Mealtime Memo: No. 1, 2009 Memorable Mealtimes: Putting it all Together
2009-01
- CACFP Medical Statement with Guidelines
- Commodities Fact Sheet
- Mealtime Memo: No. 10, 2008 Teaching Children about the Food Groups: Meat and Meat Alternates
- Mealtime Memo: No. 11, 2008 Teaching Children about the Food Groups: Milk and Milk Products
2008-06
- CACFP State Policy Memorandum #18 Combination Food Components
- CACFP State Policy Memorandum #19 Electronic Submission of Applications & Claims
- Alaska Child Nutrition Services Policy – Determination of Income Eligibility and PFD
- Letter from the Director of the Department of Education and Early Development
- CACFP Claim for Reimbursement Calendar
- Mealtime Memo: No. 9, 2008 Teaching Children about the Food Groups: Vegetables
2008-05
- CACFP 09-2008 Simplified Acquisition Threshold
- CACFP 10-2008 Automatic Eligibility for Early Head Start Participants
- CACFP State Policy Memorandum #16 Mandatory Institution Attendance at State Agency CACFP Training
- CACFP 03-2004 Mandatory Institution Attendance at State Agency Child and Adult Care Food Program Training
- Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Training Flyer
- Fact Sheet: Trim Trans Fat
- Mealtime Memo: No. 4, 2008 Teaching Children about the Food Groups: Fruit
2008-04
- CACFP 05-2008 Sharing Income Eligibility
- CACFP 06-2008 Rebates from the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
- CACFP 07-2008 Automatic Eligibility for Free Meal Benefits Extended
- Head Start Automatic Eligibility Memo for Center Sponsors
- CACFP 08-2008 Streamlining At-Risk Afterschool Meal Participation
- FY09 Alaska Income Eligibility Guidelines
- Statutory Changes in Eligibility Determination 2005-03-07
- CACFP Training Fall 2009
2008-03
- TA 03-2008 Notification that Advance Food Company Made Unauthorized Changes to Child Nutrition (CN) Labels and Approvals in Violation of the CN Labeling Program
- CACFP Training Q&A
- Optional Training Flyer
- Claim Deadline Calendar - word
- Mealtime Memo No. 4, 2008
2008-02
- TA 01-2008 Crediting of Corn Meal
- Audit Requirements and Reimbursement Request
- Mealtime Memo for Child Care No. 2, 2008