This video covers basic information about the Afterschool Meals Program to help you understand if your afterschool programs or programs in your area might be eligible, and it will give you some concrete next steps to bring you closer to serving afterschool meals.
Weekends, holidays and other days off school make up more than one third of the year. This often creates a gap in service for hungry kids, but it doesn’t have to: this tells you how child nutrition programs can serve kids every day of the year.
This short one-pager explains why afterschool programs should offer meals, provides a quick overview of the CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program requirements, and gives you easy next steps to help you get started.