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Evanston, Illinois · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Evanston, IL

8 summer 2026 meal sites in Evanston, 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

Butler Park

Emerston St, Evanston, IL 60201

Sponsor: McGaw YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (847) 475-7400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Dawes Elementary School

440 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202

Sponsor: City of Evanston · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 10 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (847) 905-3401

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Dewey Elem School

1551 Wesley Ave, Evanston, IL 60201

Sponsor: City of Evanston · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 10 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (847) 859-8141

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Fleetwood-Jourdain Comm Center

1655 Foster St, Evanston, IL 60201

Sponsor: City of Evanston · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (847) 448-8255

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

McGaw YMCA

1000 Grove St, Evanston, IL 60201

Sponsor: McGaw YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (847) 475-7400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Middle School Summer at Nichols

800 Greenleaf Street, Evanston, IL 60202

Sponsor: Youth Opportunity United Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 2:30pm-3:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (847) 866-1200

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Robert Crown Comm Center

1701 Main St, Evanston, IL 60202

Sponsor: City of Evanston · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (847) 448-8255

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Y.O.U. Summer Elementary at Washington School

914 Ashland Ave, Evanston, IL 60202

Sponsor: Youth Opportunity United Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 2:30pm-3:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (847) 866-1200

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.