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El Cajon, California · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in El Cajon, CA

9 summer 2026 meal sites in El Cajon, 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.

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Broadway Apartments

1562 East Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92021

Sponsor: Heaven's Windows · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 18 to Aug 13, 2026, Tue, Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (619) 357-7324

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Cajon Valley Middle

550 Park Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020

Sponsor: Cajon Valley Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 25 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (619) 821-7477

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Chase Avenue Elementary

195 East Chase Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020

Sponsor: Cajon Valley Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 25 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:45pm

Site phone: (619) 821-7477

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Eje Middle Academy

851 South Johnson Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020

Sponsor: Eje Academies · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-8:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:10pm

Site phone: (619) 401-4150

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Empower

165 Roanoke Rd., El Cajon, CA 92020

Sponsor: Cajon Valley Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 25 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:15am-8:30am, Lunch 11:30am-2:00pm

Site phone: (619) 579-4867

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lexington Elementary

1145 Redwood Ave., El Cajon, CA 92019

Sponsor: Cajon Valley Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 25 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45am-8:15am, Lunch 10:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (619) 821-7477

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Magnolia Elementary

650 Greenfield Dr., El Cajon, CA 92021

Sponsor: Cajon Valley Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 25 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:45am
  • Ran Jun 25 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:45pm

Site phone: (619) 821-7477

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Parkway Club

1237 Graves Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92021

Sponsor: Heaven's Windows · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 17 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 3:00pm-4:00pm
  • Ran Jun 17 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (949) 594-1152

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rancho San Diego Elementary

12151 Calle Albara, El Cajon, CA 92019

Sponsor: Cajon Valley Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 25 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45am-8:15am, Lunch 10:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (619) 579-4867

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