ESC Region 11 CACFP Newsletter - August/September 2024

• September 30, 2024
  • If you wish to participate in the CACFP for Program Year 2025, you MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL via TX-UNPS by this date. Only complete applications that have no errors will be approved for renewal.
• After September 1, 2024
  • Submitting an application after this date may delay advance payments and payments for claims.
• December 1, 2024
  • ALL CACFP renewing CEs must have an approvable application submitted; CACFP renewing CEs whose applications cannot be approved as submitted as of the mentioned December date will not be eligible for claim reimbursement for the month of October 2024.

Don't forget to complete your annual audit!

Eligibility may be based on total income and size (i.e., number of household members) of a participant’s household. Children from households whose incomes are at or below the levels shown in the appropriate table are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. If any member of the household receives Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) benefits, children are eligible for free meals.

Remember: Only 8- and 9-digit EDG numbers are acceptable.

Eight million women, infants, and children get WIC benefits. WIC is for pregnant women, new parents, infants, and children under five. If you are on Medicaid, TANF, or SNAP, you already qualify.

Make sure you use the most current WIC poster, updated April 1, 2024.

New Helper Sheets available from TDA!

TDA's Harvest of the Month for August is Red & Yellow Bell Peppers.

One medium-sized red bell pepper contains approximately 150 percent of the recommended daily allowance for vitamin C, making it a great food source for this vitamin.