Home Grown Paycheck Protect Program Project Outcomes Report

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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) strived to provide potentially forgivable loan funding to small businesses as part of the CARES Act. Home Grown’s PPP Project Outcomes Report provides an impact analysis of how Home Grown, in partnership with Civitas Strategies and Nielsen Training and Consulting, trained over 100 intermediary organizations so they could help over a thousand home-based child care providers navigate and access PPP loans.

ACCESS REPORT

Further reading: Home-Based Child Care Providers Need Improved Access to Federal Loans Now

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Introducing the Nourishing Care Community of Practice

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Home Grown has established and will lead the Nourishing Care Community of Practice (CoP) for state policy advocates who work across care, food, and economic stability issue areas
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La nueva tarifa de pago por alimentos perjudica a los niños y sus cuidadores (Una vez más) 

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En julio de 2026, el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos publicó las actualizaciones anuales obligatorias de las tasas de reembolso para el CACFP.
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Latest Nutrition Payment Rates Shortchange Children and Caregivers (Again) 

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In July 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published the required, annual reimbursement updates for CACFP. The small increases are not enough.
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