Child and Adult Care Food Program
The CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) provides cash reimbursement to child and adult day care providers for serving meals and snacks meeting USDA standards to participants enrolled in care.
Visit the links below for more information about
- Child Care Centers and the Food Program
- Family Child Care homes and the Food Program
- CACFP Sponsors in Maine
Click on the banner below to go to the National CACFP website.
The Child
Care Nutrition Resource System 
provides you with recipes, resources, and information on preparing
nutritious meals and food safety. Day care providers who participate in USDA's Child
and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and receive reimbursement for meals served, will
find the information useful.
Information for Child Care Centers interested in the CACFP
In order for a Child Care Center (or Centers) to be eligible, it/they must be operated by a non-profit corporation that has tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service (Federal) and it/they also must have non-profit corporate status with the State of Maine, which is done through the Secretary of State's office. In addition, the Center(s) must also be licensed through the State. They are incorporated in the State of Maine and For-profit child care centers may also be eligible for the food program if at least 25% of the children they serve are eligible for free or reduced lunch.
CACFP funds are received on a reimbursement basis and the amount determined via a monthly reimbursement claim form which lists the number of meals served as well as the number of children served in each of the following categories: Free, Reduced-Price or Paid. The organization receives a higher reimbursement rate for children whose households meet the income guidelines for Free, less for Reduced-Price and lesser for those in the Paid category. These organizations who run Centers must meet CACFP regulations in terms of required food components, minimum required amounts, meal counts, CACFP enrollments that are renewed annually, etc. They must also meet CACFP training, monitoring, non-discrimination, record-keeping, etc. requirements.
If you operate a center and you are interested in the CACFP, contact the Child and Adult Care Food Program by calling (207)624-7924 or (207)624-7925.
Information for Family Child Care Homes interested in the CACFP
Family Day Care Home providers must also be licensed by the State of Maine in order to be eligible for participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Home providers must also be sponsored by a non-profit organization and meet requirements for meal components, minimum required amounts, meal counts, enrollments, trainings, etc. Home providers are reimbursed through their sponsoring organization based on a "Tiering" system. Those eligible for Tier I rates based on household income, school data or census data receive a higher rate of reimbursement. In addition, those providers eligible for Tier I rates based on household income (which must be verified), may also claim their own children (12 years old and younger) if other day care children are present when the meal is served. Those providers who are not eligible for Tier I rates may elect to receive the lower reimbursement for all of the children in their care (Tier II Lower) or they may choose to receive a possible "combination" of higher Tier I and lower Tier II rates based on applications that are given to the parents of all of the children in their care (Tier II Mixed).
Sponsors of Licensed and Legal Unlicensed Day Care Homes
January 2009
Sponsors are listed alphabetically by their agency name. The agencies serve a
specified county or counties. Contact the agency or agencies serving your area
to get more information about joining the food program.
In Androscoggin County, contact Androscoggin Head Start & Child Care, Catholic Charities of Maine, Community Concepts, Inc ., Family Focus, or Western Maine Community Action
In Aroostook County, contact, Aroostook County Action Program or Horizons Unlimited
In Cumberland County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine, Child Care Services of York County, Family Focus, Freeport Child Care Services, or Midcoast Maine Community Action
In Franklin County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine, Western Maine Community Action
In Hancock County, contact Child & Family Opportunities, Inc . , Waldo County CAP, or Washington Hancock Community Agency
In Kennebec County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine or Southern Kennebec Child Development Corp.
In Knox County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine, Southern Kennebec Child Development Corp. or Penquis
In Lincoln County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine, Family Focus, Midcoast Maine Community Action, Penquis, or Southern Kennebec Child Development Corp.
In Oxford County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine or Community Concepts, Inc.
In Penobscot County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine, Child & Family Opportunities, Inc., or Penquis
In Piscataquis County, contact Penquis
In Sagadahoc County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine, Family Focus, Freeport Child Care Services or Midcoast Maine Community Action
In Somerset County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine, Penquis, or Southern Kennebec Child Development Corp.
In Waldo County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine, Child & Family Opportunities, Inc., Penquis, Southern Kennebec Child Development Corp. or Waldo County CAP
In Washington County, contact Child & Family Opportunities, Inc. or Washington Hancock Community Agency
In York County, contact Catholic Charities of Maine or Child Care Services of York County
If your child care home is licensed and located on a military base, contact the Child Development Center at the Brunswick Naval Air Station or the Portsmouth Navel Shipyard.
Androscoggin Head
Start & Child Care (serving Androscoggin County)
Coburn School - 269 Bates Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Carla Fortier, CACFP Coordinator
795-4040, ext 330
Aroostook County Action
Program (serving Aroostook County)
P.O. Box 1116
Presque Isle, ME 04769
Connie Saucier, CACFP Specialist
764-3721
Catholic Charities
of Maine (serving Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot,
Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, & York)
Family Day Care
270 Minot Ave. Suite B
Auburn, ME 04210
Sonja Carvalho, FDCH Manager
786-0925 or 1-800-887-7443
Child & Family Opportunities,
Inc. (serving Hancock, Penobscot, Waldo, & Washington
Counties)
P.O. Box 648
18 Avery Lane
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Kathy Bracy, Outreach Worker
667-2995 ext 224 or 1-800-834-4378
Child Care Services of York County
(serving Cumberland and York Counties)
P.O. Box 512
Sanford, Maine 04073
Heidi Williams, CACFP Specialist
324-0735
Community Concepts,
Inc. (serving Androscoggin & Oxford Counties)
P.O. Box 278, 17-19 Market Square
South Paris, ME 04281
Catreena Zutter, USDA Coordinator
743-7716
Family Focus (serving
Androscoggin, Cumberland, Lincoln, & Sagadahoc
Counties)
2 Davenport Circle
Bath, ME 04530
Roxanne Provost, CACFP Manager
386-1662
Freeport Child Care Services
(serving Cumberland, & Sagadahoc Counties)
P.O. Box 225
55 Depot Street
Freeport, ME 04032
Julie Fraser, Exec. Director
865-4393
Horizons Unlimited (serving
Aroostook County)
40 Mechanic Street
Presque Isle, ME 04769
John and Deb Johnston
760-9303
Midcoast Maine Community Action (serving Cumberland, Lincoln, & Sagadahoc counties)
34 Wing Farm Parkway
Bath, ME 04530
Chris Rallis, Head Start Director
Caroline Jones, Nutrition Services Manager
442-2973
PENQUIS (serving Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo, Knox, Somerset, & Lincoln Counties)
262 Harlow Street
PO Box 1162
Bangor, ME 04402-1162
Willow Leavitt, CACFP Specialist
973-3506
Southern Kennebec Child
Development Corp. (serving Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Somerset, & Waldo
Counties)
337 Maine Ave.
Farmingdale, ME 04344
Julie Shepard, CACFP Specialist
582-3110
Waldo Community CAP (serving Waldo and Hancock Counties)
P.O. Box 130
Belfast, ME 04915
Suzanne Boguslawski, CACFP Coordinator
338-3827 ext 202
Washington Hancock Community
Agency (serving Hancock, & Washington Counties)
P.O. Box 280
2 Maple St.
Milbridge, ME 04658
Denise York, Program Manager
546-7544
Western Maine Community
Action (serving Franklin and Androscoggin Counties)
20 A Church Street
P.O. Box 200
East Wilton, ME 04234
Wanda Morse, CACFP Coordinator
645-3764
Sponsors of Homes Licensed and Located on Military Bases
MWR/CDP
Child Development Center
Building 26, MWR 34
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Brunswick, ME 04011-5000
Angela Pappero-Lawrence, USDA Clerk
921-2879
Child Development Center
Code 821 - Building 342
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery, ME 03904
Laura Dubois, Director
438-3804
