Everyone working together is making the CACFP Meal Pattern Implementation a success. What did your CACFP Sponsor or State Agency or USDA do to make it easier to succeed? Email us at [email protected] and tell us your success story about your sponsor or state agency. Caring is Sharing. Share your CACFP Meal Pattern Implementation success story. #CaringisSharing
USDA is requesting kid tested breakfast and snack ideas that illustrate the Child and Adult Care Food Program meal pattern that went into effect October 1, 2017. Recipes submitted for consideration should include fruits and vegetables, the use of meat or meat alternates as substitutes for grains at breakfast, and/or as tasty alternatives to grain-based desserts. Ideally, we are looking for recipes that are easy to prepare, contain 5 major ingredients or less and take less than 30 minutes to cook. Please submit recipes to Xaviera Davis at [email protected] by December 31, 2017. In response to two emergency proclamations issued by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. regarding the fires in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, the California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division is sending this notice to all statewide participants in the Child Nutrition Programs. On December 5, 2017, Governor Brown declared a state of emergency in both Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to the fires, which commenced on December 4, 2017, and continue to burn. These fires have damaged critical infrastructure, destroyed homes, and caused the evacuation of residents. Guidelines on Disaster Relief For information on Governor Brown’s emergency proclamations, please refer to the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Newsroom Web page at https://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=20081 and https://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=20085. For information on the CDE Resources for California Wildfires, please refer to the CDE Resources for California Wildfires Web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/el/le/yr17ltr1020.asp. For information on the CDE Disaster Relief Guidelines, please refer to the CDE Disaster Relief Guidelines Web page athttp://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sn/disaster.asp. For information on disaster assistance and resources in California, please refer to the CDE Disaster Resources Web page athttp://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/dr. For information on emergency resources from federal, state, and local agencies, please refer to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) Web site at http://www.caloes.ca.gov. Use of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods during a State and Federally Declared Disaster Disaster relief organizations may designate schools as community feeding sites or request that schools provide their U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods to other feeding sites. USDA Foods can be released on request to recognized disaster relief organizations such as the American Red Cross or the OES. Information regarding USDA Foods usage, reporting, and claiming procedures during a disaster can be found in Management Bulletin 02-401, located on the CDE Use of USDA Foods in Disaster Feeding Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/fd/mb02401.asp. The Disaster Feeding Guidance for School Food Service using USDA Foods can be downloaded from the CDE Food Distribution Guidance, Manuals, and Resources Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/fd/manguide.asp. Contact Information If you have any questions regarding disaster relief for the following programs, please contact: School Nutrition Programs (SNP)
Summer Meals Program
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Food Distribution Program
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