Community Stories

CACFP Roundtable seeks to elevate the needs and voices of children, families, and caregivers in our community.

Our Storytelling Project
CACFP Roundtable is currently conducting interviews with center- and home-based child care providers, parents/caregivers, and community partners as part of a story-gathering and storytelling project. It is our goal to lift up real stories about caring for young children, experiences with food insecurity, and serving meals in child care. If you are interested in sharing your story, please email us at hello@cacfproundtable.org.

Our Commitment to Storytellers

CACFP Roundtable respects and honors the people whose stories we hope to tell by following Immigrants Rising’s Storytellers Bill of Rights.

CACFP operators need an additional meal and Sponsors of homes are experiencing challenges: Two research briefs

Samantha Marshall

Dec 53 min read

CACFP operators need an additional meal and Sponsors of homes are experiencing challenges: Two research briefs

CACFP Roundtable has been working with the Nutrition Policy Institute out of the University of California Agriculture and Natural...

Maryam Cheraghi

Dec 4, 20236 min read

Heart of Food with Care: Miren Algorri

Written by Maryam Cheraghi Maryam served as a legislative intern at CACFP Roundtable in 2023 and studied Psychology and Applied...

CACFP Virtual Monitoring: Community Experiences

Samantha Marshall

Jun 5, 20231 min read

CACFP Virtual Monitoring: Community Experiences

CACFP Roundtable has little by little released information about the deliberative forum we held in March 2023. We created an issue...

Your Stories: The Heart of Food with Care

Maryam Cheraghi

May 2, 20233 min read

Your Stories: The Heart of Food with Care

We are seeking family child care providers who are willing to share their stories about experiences with hunger (personally or with the fami

Karen Madamba

Jun 16, 20226 min read

Heart of Food with Care: Laura Diaz

For the second post in the blog series "Heart of Food with Care," we introduce Laura Diaz, a family child care provider.

Heart of Food with Care: Rhanda Ferro Jackson

Karen Madamba

Jun 6, 20226 min read

Heart of Food with Care: Rhanda Ferro Jackson

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) must do more to meet the needs of child care providers and the children in their care.

Introducing to You the Roundtable CACFP Leaders!

Samantha Marshall

Jun 30, 20213 min read

Introducing to You the Roundtable CACFP Leaders!

Earlier this spring we announced our CACFP Emerging Leaders nominations. Today, the CACFP Roundtable is thrilled to introduce to you our...

Samantha Marshall

Apr 6, 20212 min read

Chef serves 4,000 CACFP meals a month

When you encounter Chef Saul you will most likely find him with a smile on his face as he is dicing, chopping and grilling up the next meal

Elyse Homel Vitale

Apr 5, 20212 min read

At-Risk Program, Oceanside, CA

To date, this amazing program has provided over 46,000 meals to community youth.

Elyse Homel Vitale

Mar 12, 20213 min read

CACFP Needs a Rescue Plan

Despite incredible losses CACFP has been offered very little relief. Opportunities are within reach.

Family Child Care Provider, Whittier, CA

Samantha Marshall

Dec 11, 20203 min read

Family Child Care Provider, Whittier, CA

They all end class at different times. Holy Moly Macaroni. How and when would we feed the students?

Samantha Marshall

Dec 11, 20201 min read

Child Care Center, Pomona, CA

When COVID19 started, we thought this was a nightmare. We soon realized it was reality...

Samantha Marshall

Jun 9, 20201 min read

Family Child Care Provider - Whittier, CA

Unable to find the foods the food program requires, we shifted into survival mode and bought whatever milk and foods I can get my hands on.

Family Child Care Provider - Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Samantha Marshall

May 13, 20201 min read

Family Child Care Provider - Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

During this pandemic, finding healthy food and the quantity needed has been very difficult.

Family Child Care Provider - Sacramento, CA

Samantha Marshall

May 12, 20201 min read

Family Child Care Provider - Sacramento, CA

CACFP is a great source for most providers to assist in feeding our children nutritional foods...

Family Child Care Provider - East Palo Alto, CA

Samantha Marshall

May 11, 20201 min read

Family Child Care Provider - East Palo Alto, CA

Sometimes I have a little anxiety about all that is going on but I /we get thru it, by the end of the day I somehow feel that accomplished f

Concord, CA - CACFP Sponsor shares a provider story

Samantha Marshall

May 7, 20201 min read

Concord, CA - CACFP Sponsor shares a provider story

"One of the FCCH providers we spoke with is closed because all families are keeping their children home at this time. Therefore, she has...

Samantha Marshall

Apr 27, 20201 min read

Adult Day Health Center - Merced, CA

"This certainly have been trying times. As we strive to remain partnered with our vulnerable population, we look for creative ways to...

Samantha Marshall

Apr 25, 20201 min read

Bonita, CA - CACFP Field Representative

We have not been out on the road since Friday March 13th, and I have settled into my new normal reality for the time being. When once...

Samantha Marshall

Apr 21, 20202 min read

San Rafael, CA - CACFP Sponsor

CACFP Sponsor creates a drive-through lunch pick-up for families in need and runs a pop-up child care center at a local hopsital.

Samantha Marshall

Apr 15, 20201 min read

La Habra, CA - CACFP Sponsor

The providers have a big concern for the families in need, those whom are under the ratio of poverty.