CACFP After School At-Risk Meal Program

CACFP After School
At-Risk Meal Program


Contact Information Vickie Hartel, CACFP Coordinator Student Services Programs Email: hartel_vickie@salkeiz.k12.or.us Food & Nutrition Services 3625 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE Salem, Oregon 97302 Phone: 503-399-3091 ext. 242 FAX: 503-391-4073

What is the CACFP?

CACFP is the Child and Adult Care Food Program. This is a Federally-funded program that provides meal reimbursement to Salem-Keizer Public Schools for serving nutritious meals and snacks to eligible participants in child care centers, family day care homes, Head Start programs, after school programs, emergency homeless shelters and adult day care centers. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) Child Care Food Program.

ODE Website: www.ode.state.or.us/services/nutrition/cacfp.

CACFP Program Goals

To meet the nutritional needs of enrolled participants.

To promote healthy eating behaviors.

To improve the quality of after school programs.

Why CACFP...

The At-Risk Meal program is designed to give school age children and youth in low income areas a nutritional boost and involve them in supervised activities that are safe, fun and educational during the school year.

Athletic teams and scholastic clubs that limit membership based on ability or other requirements are not eligible. If you have questions—PLEASE ASK!

Eligible Participants

Children age 1 through age 18 enrolled and participating in after school enrichment activities in an organized, structured and supervised environment.

This program is available to all Salem-Keizer schools listed on The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) Reduced Eligibility List for schools with more than 50% Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility and offer a supervised after school enrichment program. There is NO COST for meals to participating schools.

Salem-Keizer Public Schools Program History

This program began with three pilot schools in October 2006. For the 2006-2007 school year, we successfully operated a total of eight sites. They included: Four Corners, Grant, Hoover and Richmond Elementary, Claggett Creek, Houck and Waldo Middle, and McKay High schools.

At the end of the 2007-2008 school year, we increased our participation to 24 sites! They included: Auburn, Bush, Claggett Creek, Eyre, Four Corners, Grant, Hallman, Hammond, Highland, Hoover, Houck, Ike Box (Alternative), Lake Labish, Leslie, McKay, Middle Grove, Parrish, Richmond, Salem Heights (Spring Break only), Scott, Stephens, Waldo, Washington and Weddle Elementary Schools.

Upon the completion of the 2008-2009 school year, we again increased our participation to 26 sites! They included: Bush, Capital Park-Wesleyan Church, Claggett Creek, Eyre, Four Corners, Grant, Hallman, Highland, Hoover, Houck, Leslie, McKay, Middle Grove, Miller, Northgate Learning Center, Open Door-First Free Methodist Church, Parrish, Richmond, Scott, Stephens, Waldo, Washington schools and community locations.

Community Partnerships

For the past two years Salem-Keizer Public Schools After School At-Risk Meal Program has partnered with the Marion-Polk Food Share and together, we have provided Spring Break meals to:

2007-2008: Auburn, Bush, Eyre, Four Corners, Hallman, Highland, Richmond, Salem Heights, Stephens, and Washington. We served 1,455 meals to children with a savings of $2,764.50 to the Marion Polk Food Share program!

2008-2009: Auburn, Bush, Cummings, Eyre, Four Corners, Hallman, Hayesville, Highland, Miller, Open Door–First Free Methodist Church, Richmond, Salem Heights, Stephens, and Washington. We served 1,677 meals to children with a savings of $3,354.00 to the Marion Polk Food Share program!

In 2008-2009, we began partnerships with three community organizations that were not housed in Salem-Keizer Public School buildings. These organizations met the ODE requirements and the programs were located within the Salem-Keizer School District boundaries for schools that are on the Reduced Eligibility List for schools with more than 50% Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility.

School/Site Program Requirements to Participate

To provide supervised and structured enrichment/academic activities.

To be listed on the ODE Reduced Eligibility list for schools with more than 50% Free and reduced Lunch eligibility.

Complete the required training and paperwork such as Daily Attendance, Daily Production Records and Monthly Meal Count Forms.

CACFP Program Coordinator Responsibilities

Conducts a Pre-Approval visit, provides mandatory training and completes the required application for each site to submit to ODE for approval. Conducts and documents three additional announced and unannounced visits to EACH site throughout the year. Provides technical assistance as needed.

Links for forms:

CACFP Data Collection Form - After School At-Risk Program (To get started!)