Bill > HRes228

This resolution recognizes and supports the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), a Department of Agriculture initiative that provides nutritious meals and snacks to over 4.5 million children and 115,000 adults daily in various care settings such as child care centers, family day care homes, emergency shelters, and after-school programs. The resolution highlights CACFP's critical role in improving children's health by reducing the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity, and enhancing cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. It calls for continued support of the program by urging improvements such as increasing meal reimbursements, adjusting area eligibility requirements, offering annual eligibility to for-profit child care centers, and reducing administrative burdens. The resolution also acknowledges CACFP's importance in supporting working families, small businesses, and the care economy, and formally supports the designation of the third week of March 2025 as "National CACFP Week" to raise awareness about the program's significant contributions to nutrition and child welfare.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/228/all-info