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Gardena, California · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Gardena, CA

9 summer 2026 meal sites in Gardena, 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

Arthur Lee Johnson Park

Arthur Lee Johnson Park, 1200 W. 170th Street, Gardena, CA 90247

Sponsor: The Way Forward Foundation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Afternoon snack 3:00pm-3:30pm, Supper 3:00pm-3:30pm

Site phone: (310) 217-9537

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Denker Avenue Elementary

1620 West 162nd St., Gardena, CA 90247

Sponsor: Los Angeles Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Sat: Breakfast 8:00am-8:25am, Lunch 10:00am-11:00am

Site phone: (213) 241-2993

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gardena Library

1731 West Gardena Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247

Sponsor: Los Angeles County Dept of Parks & Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 7, 2026, Tue to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (310) 323-6363

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gardena Senior High

1301 West 182nd St., Gardena, CA 90248

Sponsor: Los Angeles Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Sat: Breakfast 8:00am-8:25am, Lunch 10:30am-11:30am

Site phone: (213) 241-2993

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

George H. Freeman Park

2100 W. 154th Place, Gardena, CA 90249

Sponsor: The Way Forward Foundation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Afternoon snack 3:00pm-3:30pm, Supper 3:00pm-3:30pm

Site phone: (310) 480-5664

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary

801 West 135th St., Gardena, CA 90247

Sponsor: Los Angeles Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Sat: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 12:20pm-1:20pm

Site phone: (213) 241-2993

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Purche Avenue Elementary

13210 Purche Ave., Gardena, CA 90249

Sponsor: Los Angeles Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Sat: Breakfast 8:00am-8:25am, Lunch 10:00am-11:00am

Site phone: (213) 241-2993

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Robert E. Peary Middle

1415 West Gardena Blvd., Gardena, CA 90247

Sponsor: Los Angeles Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Sat: Breakfast 8:00am-8:25am, Lunch 10:00am-11:00am

Site phone: (213) 241-2993

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rosecrans Recreation Center

840 West 149th Street, Gardena, CA 90247

Sponsor: Los Angeles, City of Dept of Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 12 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (310) 327-3653

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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.