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USDA Supports Healthy Eating During National Child and Adult Care Food Program Week

By: Alethea Parker,

FNS senior leadership and SERO staff expressed their support for nutrition security during National Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Week, March 13-19, 2022. The awareness week highlighted how CACFP works to combat hunger by providing healthy meals for eligible children and adults who are enrolled for care at participating childcare centers, day care homes, and adult day care centers.

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FNS Administrator Cindy Long engaged with children at Little Ones Learning Center, located in Forest Park, GA. The Learning Center is a CACFP sponsor that offers after-school events and activities to promote healthy and active lifestyles. During the visit, Administrator Long and SERO staff observed a farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) food demonstration led by the Hand, Heart, and Soul Project. ECE works with the on-site Jazmin Green Community Garden to increase the Learning Center’s access to healthy, local foods, gardening opportunities, and food-based activities.

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