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Santa Barbara, California · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Santa Barbara, CA

14 summer 2026 meal sites in Santa Barbara, 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

Cleveland Elementary

123 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:15am, Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm

Site phone: (805) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

El Camino Elementary

5020 San Simeon Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93111

Sponsor: Goleta Union Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 11 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:45am-10:30am, Lunch 12:10pm-1:10pm

Site phone: (805) 681-1200

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Franklin Elementary

1111 East Mason St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm

Site phone: (805) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Harding University Partnership

1625 Robbins St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (805) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hope Elementary School

3970 la Colina Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Sponsor: Goleta Union Elementary School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 10:15am-10:45am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (805) 681-1200

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

La Cuesta Continuation High

710 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:15am-8:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (805) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

La Cumbre Junior High

2255 Modoc Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (805) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Monroe Elementary

431 Flora Vista Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93109

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm

Site phone: (805) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Oak Park

638 W Junipero St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm

Site phone: (806) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Ortega Park

604 E Ortega St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 1:00pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (805) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

San Marcos Senior High

4750 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (805) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Santa Barbara Public Library

40 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (805) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Santa Barbara Senior High

700 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Sponsor: Santa Barbara Unified School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (805) 963-4338

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Westside Boys & Girls Club

602 W. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Sponsor: United Boys and Girls Club of Greater Santa Barbara County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm

Site phone: (805) 966-2811

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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.