Virginia CACFP Week

Save the Date! March 10-16, 2024

What is Virginia CACFP Week?

Virginia CACFP Week is part of the annual National CACFP Week education and information campaign sponsored by the National CACFP Sponsors Association in the third week of March. This campaign is designed to raise awareness of how USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program works within its communities to combat hunger and promote accessibility of nutritious meals to those in need. The CACFP brings healthy foods to tables across the country in child care centers, family day care homes, afterschool programs, and adult day facilities.

In celebration of the impact CACFP operators make in their communities the nutrition programs at the Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Department of Education, with the support of community partners, host a week full of virtual events specifically for Program operators. These events and social media campaign are intended to promote and recognize the integral role the CACFP plays in supporting the health and wellbeing of all Virginians.

 

Register for CACFP WEEK

To learn more about how to participate and register for the week’s events, register and download the linked digital toolkit outlining all of the ways your organization can celebrate with us. We invite you to get creative in planning events at your center or home and incorporate local items into your menu during the week. Don't forget to use #VACACFP when you promote your program on social media!

Virtual Events: March 12-18

Be sure to join in on the free virtual events hosted by VDH’s Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) team! The SNP team has collaborated with internal and community partners to bring Program operators a CACFP related virtual event centered around the CACFP topic being celebrated that day. Click here to view an orientation webinar to get the CACFP Week Celebration started.

 

Let’s Get #VACACFP Trending!

There are thousands of Program operators across the Commonwealth upping the nutrition game to those in their care. Through the events of this past year, Virginians are really seeing what we’ve always known to be true: daily care providers play a critical role in the health and nutritional well-being of those in their charge. In addition to the virtual events hosted by SNP, we want to see how you celebrate the CACFP and promote nutritious eating at your center or home. Post a picture, share a story, or upload a video to your organization’s social media. Whatever you do, don’t forget to include #VACACFP and tag our social media pages!

VACACFP Week Resources

To access all of the wonderful resources and enroll in the virtual events for VACACFP Week celebration, please register by clicking on the Registration link and receive the FREE digital toolkit.

Linked below are a few of these great digital resources for you to check out. Right click on the image and click on "Save image as" to download.

CACFP Social Media

The CACFP is an indicator of quality care and we encourage you to join our social media campaign by sharing your posts, stories, reels, etc. with the hashtags  #VACACFP, #CACFPWeek, #QualityCare and tagging us at @CACFPVirginia on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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