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Gainesville, Florida · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Gainesville, FL

48 summer 2026 meal sites in Gainesville, 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.

All sites (48) · Eat on-site (45) · Meals to go (3)

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sidney Lanier School / HDCP

312 NW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601

Sponsor: Alachua County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:30-09:00, Lunch 11:30-12:00
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:30-09:15, Lunch 11:30-12:00

Site phone: (352) 955-6721

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Sivia Center

3700 NE 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609

Sponsor: Alachua County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 26, 2026, Mon: Breakfast 05:00-05:30, Lunch 05:31-06:00
  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 9, 2026, Mon: Breakfast 05:00-05:30, Lunch 05:31-06:00

Site phone: (352) 955-7539

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

St. Barbara Leadership Institute

908 SE Williston Rd, Gainesville, FL 32641

Sponsor: Alachua County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00-08:30, Lunch 11:30-12:15

Site phone: (352) 955-6729

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Stephen Foster Elementary School

3800 NW 6th St, Gainesville, FL 32609

Sponsor: Alachua County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00-08:30, Lunch 11:30-12:00

Site phone: (352) 955-6904

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

T. B. McPherson Center

1717 SE 15th St, Gainesville, FL 32641

Sponsor: Alachua County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00-08:30, Lunch 12:00-12:30

Site phone: (352) 955-6724

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Westside Recreation Center

1001 NW 34th St, Gainesville, FL 32605

Sponsor: Alachua County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00-08:30, Lunch 12:00-12:30

Site phone: (352) 955-6725

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

William S Talbot Elementary School

5701 NW 43rd St, Gainesville, FL 32653

Sponsor: Alachua County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30-08:00, Lunch 11:30-12:00

Site phone: (352) 955-6904

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Williams Temple Church of God in Christ #2

618 NW 6th St, Gainesville, FL 32601

Sponsor: Alachua County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 12, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:00-09:30, Lunch 12:00-12:30

Site phone: (352) 955-6725

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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.