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Park Forest, Illinois · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Park Forest, IL

7 summer 2026 meal sites in Park Forest, 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

21st Century Primary Center

240 S Orchard Dr, Park Forest, IL 60466

Sponsor: Park Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163 · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:55am-8:15am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:55am-8:15am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (708) 668-9490

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Achievers Community Clubhouse

344 Main St, Park Forest, IL 60466

Sponsor: Greater Chicago Food Depository · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 5:00am-1:00pm, Lunch 10:00am-6:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 879-6463

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Freedom Hall

410 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL 60466

Sponsor: Rich Twp HSD 227 · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 10:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jul 1 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 10:30am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jul 1 to Aug 15, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 10:30am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (773) 791-7301

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Illinois School

210 Illinois St, Park Forest, IL 60466

Sponsor: Matteson ESD 162 · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 11 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:00am, Morning snack 11:00am-11:30am
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 11 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:00am
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jul 1 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-8:15am, Morning snack 11:00am-11:30am

Site phone: (708) 747-0301

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Indiana Elem School

165 Indiana St, Park Forest, IL 60466

Sponsor: Matteson ESD 162 · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 11 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:00am
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jul 1 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-10:00am

Site phone: (708) 747-5300

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Michelle Obama Sch of Technology and the Arts

530 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL 60466

Sponsor: Park Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163 · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 12, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 12, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:55am-8:15am, Lunch 10:45am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (708) 668-9600

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Somonauk Park

250 Somonauk St, Park Forest, IL 60466

Sponsor: Rich Twp HSD 227 · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 10:30am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jul 1 to Jul 15, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 10:30am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jul 1 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 10:30am-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (708) 679-5728

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.