Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
To participate in CACFP you must be licensed or registered by the State of New York as a Family or Group Family Day Care Home, or be enrolled with the local Department of Social Services to provide legally exempt care. There is NO COST to enroll in the program and you must have at least one child in care.
To begin the enrollment process you should call the Council at (845) 331-7080 (Ulster)/ (518) 822-1944 (Columbia & Greene) and a representative will ask you a few simple questions about your program. At that time an initial visit in your home will be scheduled. This visit will help you understand the program and the KidKare website you will be using. Once all the state-mandated paperwork is completed you may begin claiming meals.
As a participant in CACFP you will be eligible to receive 1 of 2 reimbursement rates. Tier 1 rates are paid to homes located in low-income areas and to low-income providers. Meals or snacks served to children who are eligible for free and reduced school meals also receive Tier 1 rates. The current rates through June 2023 are:
| BREAKFAST | SNACK | LUNCH/DINNER | |
| TIER 1 | $1.66 | $.97 | $3.04 |
| TIER 2 | $1.66 | $.97 | $3.04 |
CACFP MEAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS
You may be reimbursed for up to:
2 meals (breakfast, lunch or supper) and 1 snack daily
Or
2 snacks and 1 meal (breakfast, lunch or supper) daily
Meal Requirements are
- BREAKFAST:
- Milk
- Vegetable, Fruit or 100% Fruit Juice
- Bread or Bread Alternate
- SNACK: (PICK TWO)
- Milk
- Meat/ Meat Alternative
- Vegetable, Fruit or 100% Fruit Juice
- Bread or Bread Alternate
- LUNCH OR SUPPER:
- Milk
- Meat / Meat Alternate
- (Two) Vegetable and/or Fruit
- Bread or Bread Alternate
NYS Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP) has developed a web based training designed for day care home providers to obtain or renew their Breastfeeding Friendly (BFF) designation.
To obtain or renew your BFF designation you need to:
- View the training and complete the quiz
- Print out the certificate from the training
- Print and complete the Breastfeeding Friendly Day Care Home self-assessment
- Submit the training certificate and self-assessment to your CACFP program Sponsor
FORMS:
https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/cacfp/partihomes.htm
POLICIES:
https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/cacfp/policymemo/index.htm
Summer Foods Service Program (SFSP) 
Summer Food Service Program 2025
The Food and Nutrition Service, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), administers the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) at the federal level, while the New York State Education Department (NYSED) administers the program at the state level. Locally, it is operated by sponsors who apply for and are approved to operate the program.
Family of Woodstock, Inc. is a Summer Foods Service Program Sponsor in Ulster County overseeing 4 programs offering free Summer Meals to school age children under 18 years of age. Meals are prepared by the kitchen staff at the Everette Hodge Community Center for the 4 programs from July 7th-August 15th. All programs other than Ulster County at Kingston Motel have an enrollment/registration process.
To find other participating sites serving free meals please go to Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder | Food and Nutrition Service
Point of Contact: Kerry Wolfeil Telephone: 845-331-7080 ext.134 Email: kwolfeil@familyofwoodstockinc.org
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement: In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027)(link is external) found online at: How to File a Complaint(link is external), and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov(link sends e-mail).
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.