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Joliet, Illinois · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Joliet, IL

8 summer 2026 meal sites in Joliet, 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

Fighting Chance

557 N Scott St, Joliet, IL 60432

Sponsor: Northern Illinois Food Bank · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (815) 540-8696

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

First Presbyterian Church of Joliet

805 Western Ave, Joliet, IL 60435

Sponsor: Northern Illinois Food Bank · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 3 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jun 19, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (815) 727-9259

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Joliet Jr College Child Care

1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet, IL 60431

Sponsor: Joliet PSD 86 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (815) 280-2280

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Messiah Lutheran Church (YMCA)

40 Houbolt Rd, Joliet, IL 60431

Sponsor: Joliet PSD 86 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (815) 744-3939

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Salvation Army Joliet

300 3rd Ave, Joliet, IL 60433

Sponsor: Joliet PSD 86 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (815) 782-0808

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sator Sanchez Elem School

1101 Harrison Ave, Joliet, IL 60432

Sponsor: Joliet PSD 86 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (815) 740-2810

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The Hope Center of Joliet

1110 Curtis Ave, Joliet, IL 60435

Sponsor: Northern Illinois Food Bank · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:40pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (815) 582-3091

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Washington Jr High Academy Prgm

402 Richards St, Joliet, IL 60433

Sponsor: Joliet PSD 86 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (815) 727-5271

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.