Child and Adult Care Food Program
About Us
The Department of Public Health and Human Services is the state agency which administers the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in Montana. The program is federally funded by the Food and Nutrition Services of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The program currently serves participants in Montana statewide in all counties and Indian Reservations. The state agency provides consultative, technical and managerial personnel to administer the program, provide sufficient training and technical assistance to institutions, monitor program performance, facilitate expansion of the program, and ensure effective operation of the program by participating institutions. The guiding federal legislation for the CACFP is the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7—Agriculture, Chapter II—Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, Part 226—Child and Adult Care Food Program, September 1, 2004. The guiding rules for the Montana CACFP is the Administrative Rules of Montana, Chapter 75, Subchapter 1, Parts 101—603.
What you can expect from us:
- A caring and highly experienced staff because your success is our success.
- Monthly payments with timely return of your claim.
- Regular training opportunities including seminars and workshops.
- Monthly reimbursement for 2 meals and 1 snack (or 1 meal and 2 snacks) for each child each day (rates are determined annually by the USDA).
- News notes with up-to-date information regarding program requirements, recipes, and more.
- Access to our website containing all the forms you need, helpful information, training schedules and modules
- 2-part (NCR) forms for filing claims if you don’t have internet access.
Monthly reimbursement payments can be directly deposited into your bank account.
The Child & Adult Care Food Program encouragesparticipating organizations to:
- Offer a wide variety of nutritious foods.
- Purchase fresh foods and purchase foods locally when possible.
- Develop menus and recipes that include cultural considerations.
- Serve foods made with enriched or whole grains.
- Serve foods with a least one good source of Vitamin A every other day.
- Serve food with a least one good source of Vitamin C daily.
- Serve foods with three to four good sources of iron daily.
- Serve meals family style.
- Support breastfeeding or use of breast milk for infant feeding, or serve iron-fortified infant formula. Milk is served with meals for children age one and above.
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