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Palmetto, Florida · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Palmetto, FL

16 summer 2026 meal sites in Palmetto, 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 (16) · Eat on-site (15) · Meals to go (1)

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Anna Gayle Center

2112 3rd Ave E, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (941) 723-6879

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Blackburn Elementary School

3904 17th St E, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 2 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00-09:00, Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (941) 723-4800

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Eddie Shannon Park

501 17th Ave E, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 01:15-02:15

Site phone: (941) 723-4848

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

First Baptist Church of Ellenton

1707 36th Ave E, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:15-11:45

Site phone: (941) 723-4848

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Imagine Charter School

9275 49th Ave E, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:15-09:15, Lunch 11:30-12:30

Site phone: (941) 981-5345

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kelly-Brown Resource Center

1701 3rd Ave E, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00-01:00, Afternoon snack 03:00-03:30

Site phone: (941) 981-3866

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lincoln Memorial Academy

305 17th St E, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00-09:30, Lunch 11:30-12:30
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00-09:00, Lunch 11:30-12:30

Site phone: (941) 721-6840

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Palm View K-8 School

6025 Bayshore Rd, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 19, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:15-09:00, Lunch 11:30-12:15
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 19, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00-09:00, Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (941) 723-4812

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Palmetto Boys & Girls Club

1600 10th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00-01:30, Afternoon snack 03:00-03:30

Site phone: (941) 722-1268

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Palmetto Elementary School

834 7th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00-09:00, Lunch 11:45-12:45
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00-09:00, Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (941) 723-4822

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Palmetto High School

1200 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30-09:00, Lunch 10:30-12:00

Site phone: (941) 723-4848

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Palmetto Just for Girls Club

1500 10th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30-12:00, Afternoon snack 03:00-03:30

Site phone: (941) 722-2642

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Palmetto Youth Center

501 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30-08:30, Lunch 11:00-01:00
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30-08:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (941) 284-6097

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rubonia Community Center

1309 72nd St E, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30-01:00, Afternoon snack 03:00-04:00

Site phone: (941) 212-4327

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Turner Chapel Bus Stop

317 11th Street Dr W, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00-01:00

Site phone: (941) 723-4848

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Virgal Mills Elementary School

7200 69th St E, Palmetto, FL 34221

Sponsor: Manatee County School Board · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 20, 2026, Mon: Breakfast 04:00-05:00, Lunch 05:01-06:00
  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 1, 2026, Mon: Breakfast 04:00-05:00, Lunch 05:01-06:00

Site phone: (941) 545-3719

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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.