Free Summer Meals for Kids in Carbondale, IL

5 summer 2026 meal sites in Carbondale, 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 (5) · Eat on-site (3) · Meals to go (2)

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Carbondale Comm H S

1301 E Walnut St, Carbondale, IL 62901

Sponsor: Carbondale CHSD 165 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 457-3371

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Carbondale Middle School

1150 E Grand Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901

Sponsor: Carbondale ESD 95 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Jul 26, 2026, Mon, Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-11:30am, Lunch 8:00am-11:30am
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 457-2174

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Carbondale United

309 E Jackson St, Carbondale, IL 62901

Sponsor: Attucks Comm Service Board · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 3 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:45am, Lunch 10:45am-11:30am
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 353-7721

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Eurma C Hayes Center

441 E Willow St, Carbondale, IL 62901

Sponsor: Attucks Comm Service Board · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 3 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 11:15am-12:00pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
Ran Jun 9 to Aug 14, 2026, Every day: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:15pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
Ran Jun 9 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:15pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
Ran Jun 15 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:15pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (618) 684-2109

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Unity Point Elem School

4033 S Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62903

Sponsor: Unity Point CCSD 140 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Jul 27, 2026, Mon: Breakfast 8:00am-12:00pm, Lunch 8:00am-12:00pm
To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon: Breakfast 8:00am-12:00pm, Lunch 8:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (618) 529-4151

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.