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New Castle, Delaware · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in New Castle, DE

17 summer 2026 meal sites in New Castle, 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

Building N3

701 E. Basin Road, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:05am-7:35am

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Colwyck Elementary

12 Landers Lane, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Morning snack 10:15am-10:45am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 2:15pm-2:45pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Eisenberg Elementary

27 Landers Lane, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Brandywine School District-9531000170 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:15pm-12:45pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Eisenberg Elementary

27 Landers Lane, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

George Read Middle School

314 E. Basin Road, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 16 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Harvest - New Castle

1101 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Harvest Christian Academy-0000034518 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:45am-12:45pm

Site phone: (302) 276-7581

Eat on-site · Open with limits

John G. Leach School

12 Landers Lane, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-8:45am, Lunch 11:45pm-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 12:15pm-1:15pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2776

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Minquadale Village Homeowners Association

600 Wildel Avenue, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

New Castle Elementary

903 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:40pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Old New Castle Public Library

424 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 16 to Aug 4, 2026, Tue, Fri: Lunch 1:00pm-1:30pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Pleasantville Elementary

16 Pleasant Place, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Family Outreach Center - 0000002283 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:15am-9:00am, Morning snack 10:30am-11:30am

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Pleasantville Elementary

16 Pleasant Place, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Morning snack 10:30am-11:30am

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rosegate

82 Rose Lane, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:15am-11:45am

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Southern Elementary

795 Cox Neck Road, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:15am-1:15pm
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Spencer Apartments

37 Fairhaven Court, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon, Tue, Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Surratte Park

499 Bethune Drive, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

William Penn High School

713 E. Basin Road, New Castle, DE 19720

Sponsor: Colonial School District-9534000030 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:15am-7:45am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:15am-7:45am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:15am-7:45am, Lunch 12:00pm-4:00pm

Site phone: (302) 323-2743

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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.