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Salinas, California · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Salinas, CA

14 summer 2026 meal sites in Salinas, 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

Boronda Meadows

915 Larkin St., Salinas, CA 93907

Sponsor: Salinas City Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 23 to Jul 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:15am, Lunch 11:15am-12:40pm

Site phone: (831) 784-5405

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Buena Vista Branch Library

18250 Tara Dr., Salinas, CA 93908

Sponsor: Gonzales Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 3 to Jul 3, 2026, Tue to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (831) 675-2495

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Cesar Chavez Library

615 Williams Road, Salinas, CA 93905

Sponsor: Alisal Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:00pm-4:00pm

Site phone: (831) 753-5776

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

1225 Towt St., Salinas, CA 93905

Sponsor: Alisal Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:45am, Lunch 11:15am-1:00pm

Site phone: (831) 753-5776

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Echo Valley Elementary

147 Echo Valley Rd., Salinas, CA 93907

Sponsor: North Monterey County Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 12 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 10:00am-1:00pm

Site phone: (831) 633-3343

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

El Dorado Park

1655 El Dorado Drive, Salinas, CA 93906

Sponsor: Alisal Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:00pm-4:00pm

Site phone: (831) 753-5776

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Frank Paul Elementary

1300 Rider Ave., Salinas, CA 93905

Sponsor: Alisal Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 5 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-8:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (831) 753-5776

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Fremont Elementary

1255 East Market St., Salinas, CA 93905

Sponsor: Alisal Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:45am, Lunch 11:15am-1:00pm

Site phone: (831) 753-5776

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

John E. Steinbeck Elementary

1714 Burlington Dr., Salinas, CA 93906

Sponsor: Alisal Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:45am, Lunch 11:15am-1:00pm

Site phone: (831) 753-5776

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Monterey Park Elementary

410 San Miguel Ave., Salinas, CA 93901

Sponsor: Salinas City Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 23 to Jul 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:15am, Lunch 11:15am-12:40pm

Site phone: (831) 784-5405

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Oscar F. Loya Elementary

1505 Cougar Dr., Salinas, CA 93905

Sponsor: Alisal Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:45am, Lunch 11:15am-1:00pm

Site phone: (831) 753-5776

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Roosevelt Elementary

120 Capitol St., Salinas, CA 93901

Sponsor: Salinas City Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 23 to Jul 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:15am, Lunch 11:15am-12:40pm

Site phone: (831) 784-5405

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sherwood Elementary

110 South Wood St., Salinas, CA 93905

Sponsor: Salinas City Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 23 to Jul 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:15am, Lunch 11:15am-12:40pm
  • Ran Jun 23 to Jul 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:55am-11:05pm, Lunch 11:05am-12:40pm

Site phone: (831) 784-5405

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The First Tee of Monterey County

1155 Beacon Hill Drive, Salinas, CA 93905

Sponsor: Alisal Union School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:00pm-3:30pm

Site phone: (831) 753-5776

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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.