Child Nutrition Newsletters Archive

Child & Adult Care Food Program Updates

Program information and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) policies are sent to program sponsors throughout the year in the form of email updates and OSPI bulletins. There are two ways to be signed up to receive updates from CNS.

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2024

March

Week of March 11
- Update: Happy CACFP Week!
- Update: Recruiting CACFP Advisory Council Members
- Update: New CACFP Resources Created by OSPI
- Update: Deadline Extension for Traditional Indigenous Foods Grant Opportunity
- Update: New USDA Team Nutrition Resources
- Update: Implementation Guidance - State Agency Review Requirements
- Update: Income Eligibility Guidelines (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) Now Available!
- Update: Now Available — The Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Manual
- Update: USDA CNP Proposed Rule, Serious Deficiency Process in CACFP and SFSP
- Farm to CACFP Corner: Harvest of the Month
- Farm to CACFP Corner: WSDA Updates
- FYI: Fiscal Staff Limited Availability on March 15
- Important Dates to Remember

February

Week of February 26 - CNS Special Update: CACFP Week and Area Eligibility
Week of February 12
- Update: Help Celebrate CACFP Week (March 10–16)!
- Update: FBG New Features & Food Yields
- Update: Supporting Use of Traditional Indigenous Foods Grant Opportunity
- Update: ICN Virtual Instructor-Led Trainings
- Update: Participate in a CACFP Research Study
- Update: USDA Program Integrity Final Rule & Policy Guidance
- Update: Interested in Operating SFSP This Summer?
- Update: Summer EBT is Launching in Summer 2024!
- Farm to CACFP Corner: Harvest of the Month
- Farm to CACFP: WSDA Updates
- Important Dates to Remember

January

Week of January 8
- Update: CACFP Basics to Advanced Training – Now Recorded!
- FYI: 2024 National Child Nutrition Conference Scholarships Available
- FYI: ICN Webinar – Budgeting on the CACFP
- FYI: Share WIC Benefits with the Families You Serve
- Farm to School Corner: The USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant FY2024 Program is Now Open!
- Farm to CACFP Corner: Harvest of the Month
- Important Dates to Remember

2023

December

Week of December 11
- Update: Revised Team Nutrition Resources for the Child Nutrition Programs
- Update: CACFP Sponsor Staff Training Resource Now Available!
- Update: Crediting Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs
- Update: Revised USDA Policy Memos
- Update: Notify OSPI of Milk Shortages
- Reminder: What You Need to Know About Ownership Changes
- Reminder: Keep WINS Authorized Users up to Date
- FYI: 2024 National Child Nutrition Conference Scholarships Available
- FYI: Sponsoring Organizations Online Training Available
- Farm to School Corner: The USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant FY2024 Program is Now Open!
- Farm to CACFP Corner: Harvest of the Month
- Important Dates to Remember

November

Week of November 14
- Update: CACFP Sponsor Staff Training Resource Now Available!
- Update: Recall and Advisory: WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches
- Update: Crediting Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs
- Update: Download NEW Nibbles for Health Parent Newsletters!
- Update: CNS Accounting Codes Reference Sheet Updated
- Update: October Study Month Next Steps
- Farm to School Corner: The USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant FY2024 Program is Now Open!
- Important Dates to Remember

October

Week of October 30
- Update: CACFP Monitoring Requirement Reminder
- Update: Now Available! Two New Food Buying Guides for Child Nutrition Programs Training Modules!
- Update: CACFP 11-2023 Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in CACFP; Questions and Answers
- Update: October Study Month Next Steps
- Update: FY24 CACFP Office Hour Changes
- Update: Join the CNS Team!
- FYI: New Fiscal Inbox!
- Farm to CACFP Corner: Grant Opportunity-Looking to Increase the Availability of Local Foods to Your Meal Program?
- Farm to CACFP Corner: Harvest of the Month
- Important Dates to Remember

September

Week of September 25
- Action Item: FY24 CACFP Required Annual Training
- Update: OSPI's Website Address has Changed!
- Update: October Study Month Reminder
- Update: FY24 CACFP Office Hour Changes
- Reminder: Claiming Preschool-Aged Children in Child Nutrition Programs
- FYI: Now Available! New Food Yields Added to the Food Buying Guide!
- FYI: New Fiscal Inbox!
- Farm to CACFP Corner: WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant Application Due 10/16!
- Farm to CACFP Corner: Get Ready to Celebrate Farm to CACFP Week!
- Farm to ECE Corner: Harvest of the Month
- Important Dates to Remember

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Week of November 28
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