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Merced, California · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Merced, CA

8 summer 2026 meal sites in Merced, 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

Boys and Girls Club of Merced County

615 West 15th Street, Merced, CA 95340

Sponsor: Merced City Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 17 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (209) 385-6653

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Central Presbyterian Church's Hoffmeister Center

1920 Canal Street, Merced, CA 95340

Sponsor: Merced City Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm

Site phone: (209) 385-6654

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Herbert Hoover Middle

800 East 26th St., Merced, CA 95340

Sponsor: Merced City Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Aug 4, 2026, Tue: Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (209) 385-6654

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Pioneer Elementary

2950 Gerard Ave., Merced, CA 95341

Sponsor: Weaver Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jul 1 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm

Site phone: (209) 725-7130

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Restorative Justice League

364 W. 27th St., Merced, CA 95340

Sponsor: Merced City Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 17 to Jul 22, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (209) 385-6654

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Roland D. Brooks Park

495 E Gerard Ave, Merced, CA 95341

Sponsor: Weaver Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm

Site phone: (209) 725-7130

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Stars Academy

740 Canal St., Merced, CA 95341

Sponsor: Merced City Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 17 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (209) 385-6654

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Women, Infants, & Children

1235 W. Main Street, Merced, CA 95340

Sponsor: Merced City Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 17 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (209) 385-6653

SUN Bucks in California

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.