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Bartow, Florida · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Bartow, FL

9 summer 2026 meal sites in Bartow, 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

Bartow Middle School

550 E Clower St, Bartow, FL 33830

Sponsor: Polk County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00-09:00, Lunch 12:00-01:00

Site phone: (863) 534-7415

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Bartow Sr. High School

1270 S Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830

Sponsor: Polk County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 3 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00-11:30

Site phone: (863) 534-7406

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Carver Recreation Center

520 S Idlewood Ave, Bartow, FL 33830

Sponsor: Polk County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30-09:00, Lunch 11:30-01:00
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00-09:00, Lunch 11:30-01:00

Site phone: (863) 534-0161

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Community Christian Church

820 W Stuart St, Bartow, FL 33830

Sponsor: Polk County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 4 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (863) 581-9779

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

James Stephens Elementary School

1350 N Maple Ave, Bartow, FL 33830

Sponsor: Polk County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 07:30-08:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00
  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 07:30-08:00, Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (863) 534-7455

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Jean O'Dell Learning Center

1310 S Floral Ave, Dba Jean O'dell Learning Center, Bartow, FL 33830

Sponsor: Polk County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00-08:45, Lunch 11:00-11:45

Site phone: (863) 534-7440

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Joe L. Saunders

1860 E Gibbons St, Bartow, FL 33830

Sponsor: Boys & Girls Club of Polk County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 4 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:45-09:00, Lunch 12:00-01:00

Site phone: (863) 686-1719

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Liberty Link Foundation 360

1150 Martin Luther King JR Blvd, Bartow, FL 33830

Sponsor: Polk County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30-12:30, Afternoon snack 02:00-02:30
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30-12:30, Afternoon snack 02:00-03:00

Site phone: (863) 519-0000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Polk Street Community Center

1255 Polk St, Bartow, FL 33830

Sponsor: Polk County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30-09:00, Lunch 11:30-01:00
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00-09:00, Lunch 11:30-01:00

Site phone: (863) 534-0145

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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.