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Afterschool Meals

CACFP helps eligible afterschool programs and school-age child care centers serve healthy meals and snacks after school, on weekends, and during holiday breaks throughout the school year.

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Child Care Centers

Child care centers and school-age child care programs may qualify for CACFP to help serve healthy meals and snacks to children in their care.

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Child Care Homes

If you provide child care in your home, you may be able to participate in CACFP.

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OVERVIEW

Across New York, more than 300,000 children in nearly 13,000 child care centers and homes ate healthy meals and snacks through CACFP in 2018.

Nearly 2,000 afterschool programs across New York served healthy meals or snacks through CACFP in 2018.

Still, fewer than 1 in 15 of New York’s low-income students had access to complete afterschool meals through CACFP in 2018.

We can help

We provide afterschool programs, daycare providers, and their surrounding communities with tools, resources, and one-on-one guidance to increase participation in CACFP. Contact Kayla Snyder, CACFP Specialist, and Cody Bloomfield, After School and Summer Meals Specialist, for assistance.

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