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Hot Springs, Arkansas · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Hot Springs, AR

8 summer 2026 meal sites (eat on-site) in Hot Springs, with the sponsor, address, dates and meal times each one published to USDA.

These are last summer's sites

Need food for your kids now? Call the USDA National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479), Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, or check the official USDA Summer Meals Site Finder. The list below is the summer 2026 season, which ended on September 30, 2026. These sites are not listed as open now, and the dates and meal times are from last summer, not a schedule for this year or next summer. Sites for the next summer are usually announced in the spring.

All sites (10) · Eat on-site (8) · Meals to go (2)

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hot Springs Family YMCA

105 Village Road, Hot Springs, AR 71913

Sponsor: Hot Springs Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45-9:00, Lunch 11:00-1:00

Site phone: (501) 293-7706

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Intermediate

2855 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901

Sponsor: Lakeside School District (Garland) · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 27, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00
    June 18th and July 2nd will give 2 meals and close June 19th and July 3rd. July 27th will hand out 5 meals.
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (501) 262-2332

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Junior High

2839 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901

Sponsor: Lakeside School District (Garland) · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 27, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00
    June 18th and July 2nd will give 2 meals and close June 19th and July 3rd. July 27th will hand out 5 meals.
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (501) 262-2332

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lakeside Primary

2841 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901

Sponsor: Lakeside School District (Garland) · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 27, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00
    June 18th and July 2nd will give 2 meals and close June 19th and July 3rd. July 27th will hand out 5 meals.
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (501) 262-1921

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Little Bitty City Hot springs

109 West Belding Street, Hot Springs, AR 71901

Sponsor: Little Bitty City Enrichment Center · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-9:00, Lunch 11:30-12:30

Site phone: (501) 520-0660

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Middle School

2923 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901

Sponsor: Lakeside School District (Garland) · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 27, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00
    June 18th and July 2nd will give 2 meals and close June 19th and July 3rd. July 27th will hand out 5 meals.
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (501) 262-2332

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Park Magnet Elementary

617 Main Street, Hot Springs, AR 71913

Sponsor: Hot Springs School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:30-8:30

Site phone: (501) 623-6562

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Trojan Eats Food Truck

1544 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901

Sponsor: Hot Springs School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00-11:30

Site phone: (501) 623-6562

SUN Bucks in Arkansas

USDA's 2026 map showed Arkansas as participating in SUN Bucks (Summer EBT). See the Arkansas details.

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Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Administration Summer Meals Site Finder (public data layer), a list that local sponsors give to state agencies and states submit to USDA. Season 2026, serving dates Apr 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, data last updated by USDA Sep 9, 2026. We show spellings, dates, days, meal times, addresses and phone numbers as published and do not check them; late changes may be missing. SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) status is from USDA's participation page, last updated Aug 14, 2026. Sites that deliver meals, closed sites and sites that are not open to the public are not listed, and Puerto Rico and the other territories are not included here. To report a wrong listing, contact your state agency. A listing is not an endorsement.