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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
2025 - 09
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Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Division of Finance and Support Services
Child Nutrition Programs
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811 |
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USDA Policy, Information, and Implementation Memos |
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Sponsoring organizations and institutions are required by regulation to keep Bulletins, Instructions, and USDA Policy Memorandums for reference and to apply immediately the appropriate instruction to agency programs. The latest policy memos are found on the USDA FNS policy page. Call Child Nutrition Programs if you need further clarification.
There are no new policy memos at this time.
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CACFP Annual Training
State Agency Annual CACFP Training
The State Agency Training will be virtual this year, from July 14-18 (Mon-Fri), 1:00-4:00 pm. Registration is required.
• There is one registration link for the whole week. By registering, you will be signing up for the entire week.
• You will receive a confirmation email upon registering. The email will contain a calendar invite as well as the meeting link.
Please note: You are not required to attend on all five days unless necessary.
- If you operate CACFP in a Child Care Center, Head Start, Adult Care Center, Emergency Shelter, or you are a non-School Food Authority At-Risk Afterschool Program, then you are only required to attend Monday-Wednesday.
- If you are only a sponsoring organization of Family Day Care Homes, then you are required to attend Tuesday-Thursday.
- If you are a sponsoring organization of Family Day Care Homes that also operates a Child Care Center or an At-Risk Afterschool Program, then you are required to attend Monday-Thursday.
- If you are a new food program contact or CACFP administrator responsible for program renewal and other administrative responsibilities, you are welcome to attend the additional session on Friday.
There will be another virtual session planned for August, date and time TBD.
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You may find some eLearning modules have been taken down, including Civil Rights. We are working on updating these modules. If you need a current Civil Rights training, please reach out to DEED staff for options. |
Civil Rights Training
DEED will hold a Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Training session today, June 16, Monday at 2:30 pm. This training is intended for CACFP and SFSP sponsors who have not already taken DEED’s Civil Rights training on or after 1 July 2024.
This training will be delivered at a time of emerging changes to civil rights requirements in federal child nutrition and education-related programs. As a result:
• This training will not be recorded; recording this training, including the use of AI assistants, is prohibited
• Slides from this training will not be disseminated
• Program staff who have already completed DEED's Civil Rights Training on or after 1 July 2024 should not participate in this training
• This training may not be used to satisfy professional standards or training requirements for the school nutrition programs (including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, or Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program)
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We will host a new civil rights training in mid-to-late July that will satisfy requirements for all child nutrition programs.
Webinars
New CORE Online Trainings
USDA FNS would like to announce the launch of two new CORE online courses for CACFP sponsoring organizations. CACFP Operational Resources and Education, or CORE, is a USDA-funded training initiative developed in collaboration with MH Miles Company to provide practical CACFP sponsor-focused trainings and resources for State agencies. The two new courses are Corrective Action and Trainer Success. The CORE CACFP Corrective Action course explains the purpose of corrective action and provides sponsoring organizations with practical tools to assist in determining the root cause of noncompliance, developing an effective corrective action plan, and evaluating corrective action plans submitted by their facilities. The CORE CACFP Trainer Success course is an effective resource for sponsoring organizations to learn the trainer competencies necessary for delivering effective CACFP training to key staff within their organizations and to facility key staff.
Organizations can learn more about CORE and available resources by visiting https://www.core-cacfp.com/. To register for CORE online courses directly, complete the following steps:
- Visit https://core-cacfponline.com/.
- Select the blue Sign Up button.
- Complete the registration to establish a new account.
- Sign in to access the online courses.
Webinar on Tariffs, Trade, and Local Foods
June 25, Wednesday| 9:00 am - 10:00 am AKT
Join the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN)'s Fruit & Vegetable Council as they host MN's Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy. This call will offer an overview of tariffs, including what they are, how they work, and why they matter; federal updates, like the Farm Bill; and how all of this may affect food procurement in nutrition programs. State examples will be shared, with insights on the impact of choosing local foods.
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Resources
Updated Health Department Website
The Alaska Department of Health recently updated its website providing modernized functionality; improving functionality by using plain, common language; and reorganizing the content by topic, service, and audience type. As part of this update, the Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDPHP) webpages have new online addresses.
The following are common links to their main webpages:
Unplug and Play
Summer is nearly here, and the school year is winding down. The temptation to swap class time for screen time is strong, but it’s not what children need most. That’s why our partners at Read Aloud 15 Minutes have created summer materials designed to spark creativity and encourage physical activity without relying on screens.
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Team Nutrition Resources
 
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Contact Us
Child and Adult Care Food Program
School Meals
Summer Meals
Food Distribution Program
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
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Farm to School
The Emergency Food Assistance Program
Child Nutrition Grants
Child Nutrition Financial Management
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USDA Nondiscrimination Statement (English)
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
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fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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