CACFP

The Charlie Brown Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

CACFP was established in 1970. Regulations originate through the United States Department of Agriculture.  This program regulates the nutritional guidelines that centers and homes must follow.

Charlie Brown Preschool and Child Care Centers participates in this program to ensure healthy meals and snacks are being served.  This program also supplements the cost of food so that meals can be offered to families at no extra cost.

Charlie Brown is also a sponsor of the CACFP so that this program is available to child development homes.  Providers are contracted with the CACFP to submit menus, attendance records and enrollment forms for all children in their home care setting.  This allows the provider to be reimbursed for the meals they serve. State registration is mandatory for all home care providers before reimbursement contracts can be completed.

 

Charlie Brown accepts home providers in seven North Iowa counties including Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Mitchell, Floyd, Worth, Hancock and Butler.

If you are or know a provider that would benefit from this program, please call the CACFP office at 641-424-5777.

 

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:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    program.intake@usda.gov

 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.