Frequently Asked Questions

Child and Adult Care Food Program

What is the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)?
What types of facilities can receive CACFP funds?
Whom does CACFP serve?

What is the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)?
The CACFP is a food assistance program that improves the nutrient intake of Missourians by providing reimbursement for meals that meet minimum nutritional standards served in approved facilities.

What types of facilities can receive CACFP funds?

• Licensed and license-exempt non-profit child care and adult day care centers. Some for-profit centers can participate if they meet certain requirements.
• Head Start Centers
• Outside School Hours Centers
• Emergency shelters
• At-risk, after school programs in areas where at least 50 percent of children enrolled in the local school qualify for free or reduced price school meals
• Family child care homes, through a non-profit sponsoring organization

Contact us for additional information on application procedures and reimbursement rates.

Whom does CACFP serve?
Children aged 0 through age 12; children of migrant workers ages 0 through age 15; up to age 18 if physically or mentally disabled; and adults aged 60 and above and adults who are funtionally impaired may participate through adult day care centers. There are some restrictions. Contact us for additional information.