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Groton, Connecticut · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Groton, CT

9 summer 2026 meal sites in Groton, 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

Branford Manor Apartments

37 Mather Avenue, Groton, CT 06340

Sponsor: Groton School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-10:00, Lunch 11:00-2:00
    Congregate meals Closed July 2nd and July 3rd

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School

500 Poquonnock Road, Groton, CT 06340

Sponsor: Groton School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-9:00, Lunch 11:30-1:00
    Congregate meals Closed July 2nd and July 3rd

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Dolphin Gardens Community Center

100 Tern Avenue, Groton, CT 06340

Sponsor: Groton School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:30-10:00, Lunch 11:45-12:15
    Congregate meals Closed July 2nd and July 3rd

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Groton Middle School

35 Groton Long Point Road, Groton, CT 06340

Sponsor: Groton School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30-9:00
    Congregate meals Service M-Th, closed Fridays

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Groton Public Library

52 Newtown Road, Groton, CT 06340

Sponsor: Groton School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-9:30, Lunch 11:45-12:15
    Congregate meals Closed July 2nd and July 3rd

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Poquonnock Plains Park

150 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340

Sponsor: Groton School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00-11:30
    Congregate meals Closed July 2nd and July 3rd

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

River Front Center

476 Thames Street, Groton, CT 06340

Sponsor: Groton School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:30, Lunch 11:30-12:30
    Congregate meals Closed July 2nd and July 3rd

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Robert E. Fitch High School

101 Groton Long Point Road, Groton, CT 06340

Sponsor: Groton School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00-8:30, Lunch 11:30-12:00
    Congregate meals Service M-Th, closed Fridays

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Thames River Magnet School

250 Brandegee Avenue, Groton, CT 06340

Sponsor: Groton School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:15, Lunch 11:30-12:15
    Congregate meals Closed July 2nd and July 3rd

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