Free Summer Meals for Kids in Alton, IL

7 summer 2026 meal sites in Alton, 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

Alton Acres Recreation Center

3116 Acorn St, Alton, IL 62002

Sponsor: Alton Housing Authority · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-2:00pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 465-4269

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Alton High School

4200 Humbert Rd, Alton, IL 62002

Sponsor: Alton CUSD 11 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran May 26 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:00am, Lunch 11:15am-12:45pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 474-2700

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Alton Middle School

2200 College Ave, Alton, IL 62002

Sponsor: Alton CUSD 11 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 474-2200

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Boys and Girls Club Alton

2512 Amelia St., Alton, IL 62002

Sponsor: Alton Housing Authority · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-2:00pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 462-6249

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

East Elementary School

1035 Washington Ave, Alton, IL 62002

Sponsor: Alton CUSD 11 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 463-2130

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Oakwood Recreation Center

849 Oakwood Ave, Alton, IL 62002

Sponsor: Alton Housing Authority · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-2:00pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 462-3803

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YWCA Southwestern Illinois

304 E 3Rd St, Alton, IL 62002

Sponsor: Alton Housing Authority · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 465-7774

SUN Bucks in Illinois

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