CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONTom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

CACFP At Risk After School Program

Laurie Pennings, MS, RDDeborah Tamanaie, MS, RDNutrition Services Division

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What Is the CACFP At Risk After School Program?

“The Child and Adult Care Food Program”*

Provides reimbursement for a meal and/ora snack in after school programs.* Funded by USDA and administered by the California Department of

Education, Nutrition Services Division

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New Reimbursement for Meals!

Prior to October 1, 2010, agencies couldonly get reimbursed for a snack.

New legislation allows reimbursement fora meal and a snack!

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What is the CACFP At Risk Program? cont.

• Operates after school during the regular school year.

• May operate on weekends, holidays, or school vacations.

• May not operate in the summer, unless kids are in a Year Round school and on track in the summer.

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Can you serve a meal right after school?

Absolutely!

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Can I serve an NSLP snack and a CACFP snack?

• Yes, but you can not get reimbursed twice for the same snack.

• Why not serve a meal instead of two snacks?

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Who is Eligible?

• Public, Private non-Profit, or For-Profit Organizations

• For profit organizations*

*Must also operate a CACFP child care center in which 25% of children receive subsidized child care OR are income eligible for free/reduced-price meals.

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Who is Eligible? Cont.

• Must be located in the attendance area of a school in which 50 percent of enrolled students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

• Find data for your school in this link:http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/cw/filesafdc.asp

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Who is Eligible? Cont.

Must provide an after school care withan education or learning enrichmentcomponent.

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Who Is Eligible (cont.)

After school sports programs DO NOT qualify.

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Who Is Eligible (cont.)

Must be Financially Viable

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Who is Eligible (cont.)

Must be Administratively Capable

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Who is Eligible (cont.)

Must have Program Accountability

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What are the Requirements?

• Keep a roster• Have a menu with portion sizes • Serve required meal components

Sample menus available!

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Meal Components

Breakfast• Milk – 1 cup• Vegetable, Fruit, or Full Strength Juice

– ½ cup• Grain/Bread – 1 slice

Lunch or Supper• Same as above, except ¾ cup veg or

fruit, instead of ½ cup• Add 2 oz. meat/meat alternate

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Snack Components

Serve two of the four components:

• Milk – 1 cup• Veg, Fruit, or Full Strength Juice-

¾ cup• Grain/Bread – 1 slice• Meat/Meat Alternate 1 oz

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Reimbursement

Breakfast (w/state meal) $1.64Lunch (w/state meal and cash in lieu) $3.08Snack $0.74Supper (w/cash in lieu) $2.92

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3 Steps to Apply

1. Contact a CACFP Program Specialist for initial screening. Laurie Pennings: 916-324-7133

2. Submit requested documents.

3. Obtain a CNIPS ID and password and submit an online application.

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CNIPS

“The Child Nutrition Information and Payment System”• Online application • Online claim submission

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Preapproval Visit

Your program specialist will visityour agency and review all therequirements with you.

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Streamlined Application for Schools

Waiver for the assessment of VCA(Viability, Capability & Accountability)

And no preapproval visit needed.

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Annual Training Requirement

Each year sponsors must attend either an online or in-person training.

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Program Compliance

Failure to follow USDA regulations

can lead to Serious Deficiency. Your agency and responsible principals could be placed on the National Disqualification List and be unable to participate in a federal program for 7 years.

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Thank You!

What are your questions?