The Child and Adult Care Food Program National Professional Association (CACFP NPA) is a non-profit organization of professionals who support the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).  Association members include state agency staff and affiliate organizations. For information about membership benefits and dues, go to the join section of this website.

Our goal is to promote sound Child Nutrition Programs  that will:

• provide nutritious meals to infants, children and adults
• train child and adult day care staff on the principles and practices of food service management
• train child and adult day care staff to operate the CACFP within their facilities
• improve and enhance the impact of the foods provided through nutrition education

The CACFP is a federal nutrition program funded through the US Department of Agriculture that provides nutritious meal service to children in day care homes and child care centers and to impared adults in day care centers. For more information about the program in your state, go to the links section of this web site and click on the state of your interest.