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Punta Gorda, Florida · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Punta Gorda, FL

8 summer 2026 meal sites (eat on-site) in Punta Gorda, 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 (9) · Eat on-site (8) · Meals to go (1)

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Benjamin Baker School

311 E Charlotte Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950

Sponsor: Charlotte County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:15-09:30, Lunch 11:15-12:15

Site phone: (941) 575-5470

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

7474 Utilities Rd, Punta Gorda, FL 33982

Sponsor: Charlotte County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 10:30-12:30, Afternoon snack 02:00-03:00
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:30-12:30, Afternoon snack 02:00-03:00
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00-12:00, Afternoon snack 02:00-03:00

Site phone: (941) 255-7485

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Charlotte Harbor Center

22450 Hancock Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33980

Sponsor: Charlotte County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Jul 8, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00-08:45, Lunch 10:25-11:30

Site phone: (941) 255-7440

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Charlotte High School

1250 Cooper St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950

Sponsor: Charlotte County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30-09:00, Lunch 10:30-12:00
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30-08:30, Lunch 10:30-12:00

Site phone: (941) 575-5450

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Cooper Street Recreation Center

650 Mary St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950

Sponsor: YMCA of Southwest Florida INC. · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00-01:00, Afternoon snack 02:00-04:00

Site phone: (941) 780-6622

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

East Elementary School

27050 Fairway Dr, Punta Gorda, FL 33982

Sponsor: Charlotte County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 16 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00-09:15, Lunch 10:45-01:05

Site phone: (941) 575-5475

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hampton Point Apartments

2511 Luther Rd, Punta Gorda, FL 33983

Sponsor: Charlotte County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30-01:00

Site phone: (941) 575-5450

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sallie Jones Elementary School

1230 Narranja St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950

Sponsor: Charlotte County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 16 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:40-08:30, Lunch 10:55-12:50

Site phone: (941) 575-5440

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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.