A healthy meal for every kid, after every school day.
Powered By Gratitude sponsors afterschool programs and child care centers in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program. We handle the training, monitoring and monthly claims, so your team can focus on the kids.
Serve the meals. We'll handle the program.
Running CACFP on your own means applications, trainings, recordkeeping and monthly claims to the state. As your sponsor, we carry that load with you.
Application & approval
We confirm your eligibility and guide your site through every enrollment step with the state.
Staff training
Annual, one-on-one CACFP training for your staff, delivered at your site and aligned with USDA and CDSS requirements.
Meal pattern guidance
Clear support on what counts toward a reimbursable meal, so every snack and supper meets federal standards.
Monitoring & support
An assigned monitor visits your site, catches issues early and keeps you review-ready all year.
Monthly claims
We review your meal counts and prepare and submit reimbursement claims to the California Department of Social Services.
Simple recordkeeping
Easy meal count forms and digital tools that keep paperwork light and audit-ready.
Only 1 child for every 16 who gets a free or reduced-price school lunch is also reached by an afterschool meal program. The meals are funded — what's missing is sites. Your program can close that gap.
Source: National CACFP Sponsors Association (cacfp.org), 2023 data.From first call to first meal
Tell us about your program
Complete our short interest form. It takes about five minutes.
We confirm eligibility
We review your location, schedule and setup, then walk you through the site agreement.
Train and launch
Your staff completes CACFP training and we set you up with meal count forms and a meal plan.
Serve, count, repeat
You serve and count meals. We monitor, review and submit the monthly claims.
Trusted by community partners across the Inland Empire
Built for afterschool programs and child care centers
Parks and recreation centers, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs, schools and youth programs in eligible neighborhoods can serve a free snack and supper to every child, at no cost to families.
- At-Risk Afterschool programs in eligible areas
- Licensed child care centers
- Programs in the Inland Empire, LA County and Orange County
Support that makes meal service simple
Less paperwork for your team
We review meal counts and prepare the monthly claim, so your staff spends time with kids instead of forms.
A monitor who knows your site
Your assigned monitor visits in person, answers questions quickly and helps you stay ready for state reviews.
Kids who end the day fed
A reliable snack and supper keeps kids coming back, and gives families one less thing to worry about.
Know a program that should be serving meals?
Refer an afterschool program or child care center. We'll reach out, handle the rest, and thank you publicly when they join.
Ready to feed more kids?
Tell us about your program. We'll reach out within two business days.