Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Backpack Giveaway
77 State Street, Meriden, CT 06450
Sponsor: Meriden School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Aug 21, 2026, Fri: Lunch 10:00-1:00
Congregate meals One Day Event
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Meriden, Connecticut · summer 2026 (last summer)
Free Summer Meals for Kids in Meriden, CT
10 summer 2026 meal sites in Meriden, 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
Ceppa Field
83 Gale Avenue, Meriden, CT 06450
Sponsor: Meriden School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 22 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:15-11:35
Congregate meals Closed July 3rd
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
City Park
117 Park Avenue, Meriden, CT 06450
Sponsor: Meriden School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 22 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 1:05-1:35
Congregate meals Closed July 3rd
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Hanover School
208 Main Street, Meriden, CT 06451
Sponsor: Meriden School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 29 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-8:30, Lunch 12:30-1:00
Congregate meals Closed July 3rd
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
John Barry School
124 Columbia Street, Meriden, CT 06451
Sponsor: Meriden School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 22 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:45-9:15, Lunch 12:25-12:55
Congregate meals Closed July 3rd Food Truck serves Open site
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Meriden Green
77 State Street, Meriden, CT 06450
Sponsor: Meriden School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 22 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:15-8:35, Lunch 11:45-12:15
Congregate meals Closed July 3rd
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Platt High School
220 Coe Avenue, Meriden, CT 06451
Sponsor: Meriden School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 22 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:10-7:30, Lunch 10:30-11:00
Congregate meals Closed July 3rd
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Roger Sherman Elementary School
64 North Pearl St, Meriden, CT 06450
Sponsor: Meriden School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jul 6 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:15-8:45, Lunch 10:45-11:05
Congregate meals
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Valentin Karate
75 South Colony Street, Meriden, CT 06450
Sponsor: Meriden School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 22 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-9:30, Lunch 12:00-12:30
Congregate meals Closed July 3rd
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Washington Park
460 Liberty Street, Meriden, CT 06450
Sponsor: Meriden School District - Summer Food Service Program · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 22 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:45-11:05
Congregate meals Closed July 3rd
SUN Bucks in Connecticut
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.