Back to Basics/ CACFP 101

• Returning to CACFP operations without certain flexibilities in place

• Information for new staff or new roles

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Program & Operation Management

• Best practices for operating your CACFP program

• Innovative application of practice

• Budgeting, Serious deficiency, Program integrity, monitoring, procurement preparing for reviews

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Nutrition & Eating Environments 

• Best practices for meal service

• Addressing different dietary needs during meal service such as allergies and parent preferences

• Food safety, meal planning, menu planning, shopping on a budget

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Advocacy & Outreach

• Best practices for implementing state or federal policy

• Innovative application of policy

• Advocacy for child nutrition, access to equitable meals and CACFP

• Educating the public about CACFP

• Recruiting providers and programs to get back on the CACFP

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

This track will focus on addressing issues and opportunities related to equity, access, diversity, social justice, and anti-racism in CACFP. This intersectional track, which will highlight both academic research and community-based practices, will explore:

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• Social, economic, and other poverty-related factors

• Culturally sensitive and responsive meal service

• Anti-racism practices and pedagogy

• Practices for advancing racial and social justice in our workplaces, sites, and communities

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Professional Growth and Self Care

• Innovation and best practices that support your staff, sites, and the community in our “new normal,” including mental health supports, and more​

• Supporting professional development throughout the different aspects of the CACFP