Northern Tier Community Action Corporation Head Start facilities participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), a Federal program that provides healthy meals and snacks to children receiving day care.

Each day more than 2.6 million children participate in the CACFP at day care homes and centers across the country. Providers are reimbursed for serving nutritious meals which meet USDA requirements. The program plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care and making it more affordable for low-income families.

Meals

Participating Facilities

• Child Care Centers: Licensed or approved public or private nonprofit child care centers, Head Start Programs, and some for-profit centers.
• Family Day Care Homes: Licensed or approved private homes
• Afterschool Care Programs: Centers in low-income areas provide free snacks to school-age children and youth.
• Homeless Shelters: Emergency shelters provide food services to homeless children.

Eligibility

• children age 12 and under,
• migrant children age 15 and younger, and
• youths through 18 in afterschool care programs in needy areas.