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🌱 Our team had an amazing time volunteering at Kids Are Us Academy last month.

We rolled up our sleeves and got to work:
🪴 Planting in the backyard
🧸 Organizing and cleaning the toy room

A huge thank you to owner and director Kimberli Helaire-Smith for welcoming us into her center. Her passion for the children she serves is truly inspiring. 💛

There's nothing like getting out of the office and into the community we're proud to support every day.

Providers, mark your calendars! 🗓️

National CACFP Association is hosting a FREE Provider Perk Party on Saturday, May 16 at 11:00 AM — and we think you should be there.

✅ Resources & tips
🎁 Giveaways
🤝 Connection with fellow providers

Register today ➡️ https://info.cacfp.org/ap/Events/Register/g4FYaN4fzCyCo

🎉 You show up for kids every day — now it’s our turn to show up for YOU!

Join us Saturday, May 16 at 11:00 am for the Provider Perk Party — a fun, FREE celebration packed with resources, tips and giveaways to make your program even stronger. 🌟

Connect, be appreciated, and walk away with simple tools you can use right away to support the children and families you serve. Don’t miss this chance to celebrate YOU! Register today at https://info.cacfp.org/ap/Events/Register/g4FYaN4fzCyCo

What a week in Las Vegas! 🎉

We're still buzzing from NCNC 2026 — and what a milestone it was. Huge thanks to the National CACFP Association for an unforgettable 40th Anniversary Conference. Forty years of championing child nutrition is something truly worth celebrating, and we were so honored to be part of it.

This year was extra special for us: we got to bring Parachute, our financial and childcare management software, to the CACFP community in a big way. 🪂 So many of you stopped by our booth, signed up for trials, and shared what's on your minds.

A lot of conversations came back to the same challenges:

1️⃣ Fixing errors after the fact instead of catching them early
2️⃣ Managing enrollment and claims across disconnected tools
3️⃣ Spending too much time on admin instead of supporting sites

For over 30 years, we've worked alongside CACFP sponsors to solve exactly these challenges — helping teams prevent claim errors, streamline enrollment, and reduce the manual work that slows programs down.

To every sponsor, provider, state agency partner, and friend who visited us: thank you. You ARE the community that makes this industry extraordinary. 💙

Here's to the next 40 years. 🎊

What's the first spring food your kiddos get excited about? 🌸👇

Fresh produce season means it's time to refresh those CACFP menus! 🥒🍈🫐 Our latest blog has a simple swap chart, portion check reminders, and meal planning tips to make seasonal updates easy.

Drop your favorite spring menu item in the comments! 💬

https://www.kidkare.com/your-60-second-cacfp-tip-refresh-your-menus-for-spring/

Your 60-Second CACFP Tip: Refresh Your Menus for Spring - KidKare Refresh your CACFP menus for spring in under 60 seconds. Learn how to swap seasonal produce into your meal plans using KidKare's menu tools, templates, and reports.