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Newark, Delaware · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Newark, DE

16 summer 2026 meal sites in Newark, 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

Academia Charter School

300 North Wakefield Drive, Newark, DE 19702

Sponsor: Academia Antonia Alonso - 9605000000 · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (302) 351-8200

Eat on-site · Open with limits · Mobile stop

Bear-Glasgow YMCA

351 George Williams Way, Newark, DE 19702

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:15pm-4:30pm
Ran Jun 9 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:15pm-4:30pm
Ran Jun 9 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 3:30pm-4:30pm

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Brennen School

144 Brennen Drive, Newark, DE 19713

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:15pm
District Breakfast-8:30 am-9:00 am, District Lunch-11:00 am-12:00 pm; Community Breakfast-9:00am-9:15am, Community Lunch-12:00pm-12:15pm

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Brookside Elementary

800 Marrows Road, Newark, DE 19713

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Christina Early Education Center

620 E. Chestnut Hill Road, Newark, DE 19713

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:15pm, Afternoon snack 1:30pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Delaware School for the Deaf

630 E. Chestnut Hill Road, Newark, DE 19713

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:15pm

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Downes Elementary

220 Casho Mill Road, Newark, DE 19711

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Forest Oak

55 S. Meadowood Drive, Newark, DE 19711

Sponsor: Red Clay School District-9532000020 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 30 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm
Ran Jun 30 to Aug 27, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm, Supper 3:00pm-7:00pm

Site phone: (302) 992-5580

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gallaher Elementary

800 N. Brownleaf Road, Newark, DE 19713

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gauger Middle School

50 Gender Road, Newark, DE 19713

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Glasgow High School

1901 South College Ave, Newark, DE 19702

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Las Americas ASPIRA Academy

326 Ruthar Drive, Newark, DE 19711

Sponsor: ASPIRA Delaware - 9569000000 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (302) 292-1463

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Networks

30 Blue Hen Dr., Newark, DE 19713

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:15am, Lunch 11:00am-11:15am

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Smith Elementary

142 Brennen Drive, Newark, DE 19713

Sponsor: Christina School District-9533000040 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (302) 454-2400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Turning Corners-Newark

700 Barksdale Road STE 6, Newark, DE 19711

Sponsor: Boys and Girls Club of Delaware-0000000048 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 7 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (302) 236-9886

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Western YMCA

2600 Capitol Trail, Newark, DE 19711

Sponsor: Red Clay School District-9532000020 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 2:30pm-3:00pm

Site phone: (302) 992-5580

SUN Bucks in Delaware

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