Free Summer Meals for Kids in Van Buren, AR

5 summer 2026 meal sites (eat on-site) in Van Buren, 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 (7) · Eat on-site (5) · Meals to go (2)

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Blakemore Field

2202 Alma Blvd, Van Buren, AR 72956

Sponsor: Van Buren School District · Seamless Summer Option

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 19, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:30-9:50, Lunch 12:30-12:50

Site phone: (479) 474-7942

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Boys & Girls Club of Van Buren

1403 City Park Road, Van Buren, AR 72956

Sponsor: Boys & Girls Club of Van Buren · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:30, Lunch 12:15-1:15

Site phone: (479) 474-9401

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Freshman Academy

821 Pointer Trail, Van Buren, AR 72956

Sponsor: Van Buren School District · Seamless Summer Option

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 4, 2026, Tue to Fri: Breakfast 7:45-8:10, Lunch 11:00-12:05

Site phone: (479) 471-3160

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

King Elementary

401 N 19th Circle, Van Buren, AR 72956

Sponsor: Van Buren School District · Seamless Summer Option

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:00, Lunch 12:00-12:30

Site phone: (479) 474-2661

Eat on-site · Open with limits

The Backyard

1014 Fayetteville Road, Van Buren, AR 72956

Sponsor: Van Buren School District · Seamless Summer Option

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-8:20, Lunch 11:45-12:05

Site phone: (479) 474-7573

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.