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Chicago, Illinois · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Chicago, IL

495 summer 2026 meal sites in Chicago, 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

Wildwood Elem School

6950 N Hiawatha Ave, Chicago, IL 60646

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Wed: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:15pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon, Tue, Wed, Sun: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 534-1188

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

William H Brown STEM Magnet Elementary School

54 N Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 7 to Jul 23, 2026, Tue to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jul 7 to Jul 23, 2026, Tue to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-8:15am, Lunch 11:15am-12:15pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jul 7 to Jul 23, 2026, Tue to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-8:15am, Lunch 11:15am-11:40am
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 534-7250

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Williams Medical Prep High Sch

4934 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60615

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:25am, Lunch 11:30am-11:55am
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 535-1120

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Wolfe Park-Playground

3325 E 108th St, Chicago, IL 60655

Sponsor: Chicago Park District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:30pm-4:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (312) 747-7005

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Woodlawn Elem Community School

6657 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:20am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:20pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 535-0801

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Woodson South Elem School

4414 S Evans Ave, Chicago, IL 60653

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:15am, Lunch 12:45pm-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:15am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 535-1280

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YCCS Chtr - Chatham

9035 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL 60619

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:25am-9:25am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:25am-9:25am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jul 13 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:25am-9:25am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 651-1500

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YCCS- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy

2920 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:45am-9:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:45am-9:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (312) 949-5010

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YCCS-Innovations of Arts Integr HS

17 N State St, Chicago, IL 60602

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:45am, Lunch 11:00am-12:45pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (312) 999-9360

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy

6620 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr, Chicago, IL 60637

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 20, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 363-3837

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HS

4651 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60644

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 921-1315

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HS

8164 S South Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Jul 9, 2026, Tue to Thu: Breakfast 7:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:15pm-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 978-8680

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YCCS-West Town Academy Alt HS

500 N Sacramento Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:45am-9:45am, Lunch 11:45am-12:15pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:15am-9:45am, Lunch 11:45am-12:15pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:45am-9:45am, Lunch 11:45am-12:15pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (312) 563-9044

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Young Elem School

1434 N Parkside Ave, Chicago, IL 60651

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:20am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:20pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 534-6200

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Young Magnet High School

211 S Laflin St, Chicago, IL 60607

Sponsor: Chicago Public Schools District 299 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 9 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 534-7500

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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.