Community Stories

CACFP Roundtable seeks to elevate the needs and voices of children, families, and caregivers in our community.

Our Storytelling Project
CACFP Roundtable is currently conducting interviews with center- and home-based child care providers, parents/caregivers, and community partners as part of a story-gathering and storytelling project. It is our goal to lift up real stories about caring for young children, experiences with food insecurity, and serving meals in child care. If you are interested in sharing your story, please email us at stories@ccfproundtable.org.

Our Commitment to Storytellers

CACFP Roundtable respects and honors the people whose stories we hope to tell by following Immigrants Rising’s Storytellers Bill of Rights.

CACFP Virtual Monitoring: Community Experiences

Samantha Marshall

Jun 5
1 min

CACFP Virtual Monitoring: Community Experiences

CACFP Roundtable has little by little released information about the deliberative forum we held in March 2023. We created an issue...

Your Stories: The Heart of Food with Care

Maryam Cheraghi

May 2
3 min

Your Stories: The Heart of Food with Care

We are seeking family child care providers who are willing to share their stories about experiences with hunger (personally or with the fami

Karen Madamba

Jun 16, 2022
6 min

Heart of Food with Care: Laura Diaz

For the second post in the blog series "Heart of Food with Care," we introduce Laura Diaz, a family child care provider.

Heart of Food with Care: Rhanda Ferro Jackson

Karen Madamba

Jun 6, 2022
6 min

Heart of Food with Care: Rhanda Ferro Jackson

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) must do more to meet the needs of child care providers and the children in their care.

Introducing to You the Roundtable CACFP Leaders!

Samantha Marshall

Jun 30, 2021
3 min

Introducing to You the Roundtable CACFP Leaders!

Earlier this spring we announced our CACFP Emerging Leaders nominations. Today, the CACFP Roundtable is thrilled to introduce to you our...

Samantha Marshall

Apr 6, 2021
2 min

Chef serves 4,000 CACFP meals a month

When you encounter Chef Saul you will most likely find him with a smile on his face as he is dicing, chopping and grilling up the next meal

Elyse Homel Vitale

Apr 5, 2021
2 min

At-Risk Program, Oceanside, CA

To date, this amazing program has provided over 46,000 meals to community youth.

Elyse Homel Vitale

Mar 12, 2021
3 min

CACFP Needs a Rescue Plan

Despite incredible losses CACFP has been offered very little relief. Opportunities are within reach.

Family Child Care Provider, Whittier, CA

Samantha Marshall

Dec 11, 2020
3 min

Family Child Care Provider, Whittier, CA

They all end class at different times. Holy Moly Macaroni. How and when would we feed the students?

Samantha Marshall

Dec 11, 2020
1 min

Child Care Center, Pomona, CA

When COVID19 started, we thought this was a nightmare. We soon realized it was reality...

Samantha Marshall

Jun 9, 2020
1 min

Family Child Care Provider - Whittier, CA

Unable to find the foods the food program requires, we shifted into survival mode and bought whatever milk and foods I can get my hands on.

Family Child Care Provider - Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Samantha Marshall

May 13, 2020
1 min

Family Child Care Provider - Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

During this pandemic, finding healthy food and the quantity needed has been very difficult.

Family Child Care Provider - Sacramento, CA

Samantha Marshall

May 13, 2020
1 min

Family Child Care Provider - Sacramento, CA

CACFP is a great source for most providers to assist in feeding our children nutritional foods...

Family Child Care Provider - East Palo Alto, CA

Samantha Marshall

May 12, 2020
1 min

Family Child Care Provider - East Palo Alto, CA

Sometimes I have a little anxiety about all that is going on but I /we get thru it, by the end of the day I somehow feel that accomplished f

Concord, CA - CACFP Sponsor shares a provider story

Samantha Marshall

May 7, 2020
1 min

Concord, CA - CACFP Sponsor shares a provider story

"One of the FCCH providers we spoke with is closed because all families are keeping their children home at this time. Therefore, she has...

Samantha Marshall

Apr 28, 2020
1 min

Adult Day Health Center - Merced, CA

"This certainly have been trying times. As we strive to remain partnered with our vulnerable population, we look for creative ways to...

Samantha Marshall

Apr 26, 2020
1 min

Bonita, CA - CACFP Field Representative

We have not been out on the road since Friday March 13th, and I have settled into my new normal reality for the time being. When once...

Samantha Marshall

Apr 22, 2020
2 min

San Rafael, CA - CACFP Sponsor

CACFP Sponsor creates a drive-through lunch pick-up for families in need and runs a pop-up child care center at a local hopsital.

Samantha Marshall

Apr 16, 2020
1 min

La Habra, CA - CACFP Sponsor

The providers have a big concern for the families in need, those whom are under the ratio of poverty.