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Springfield, Illinois · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Springfield, IL

12 summer 2026 meal sites in Springfield, 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

Edwin A Lee Elementary School

1201 Bunn Ave, Springfield, IL 62703

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (217) 585-5828

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Fairview Elem School

2200 E Ridgely Ave, Springfield, IL 62702

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 16 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (217) 525-3211

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Feitshans Elem Sch

1101 S 15th St, Springfield, IL 62703

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (217) 525-3030

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Jane Addams Elem School

10 Babiak Ln, Springfield, IL 62702

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 16 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (217) 787-3144

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Jefferson Middle School

3001 S Allis St, Springfield, IL 62703

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 11 to Jul 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 10:45am-12:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 11 to Jul 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (217) 585-5810

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lanphier High School

1300 N 11Th St, Springfield, IL 62702

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Jul 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 10:40am-12:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 9 to Jul 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (217) 525-3046

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Matheny-Withrow Elementary

1200 S. Pope Street, Springfield, IL 62703

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 16 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (217) 525-3046

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

McClernand Elem School

801 N 6th St, Springfield, IL 62702

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (217) 525-3247

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sandburg Elem School

2051 Wabash Ave, Springfield, IL 62704

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (217) 787-3112

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

U.S. Grant Middle

1800 W. Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 60704

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 11 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (217) 525-3046

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Washington Middle School

2300 E Jackson St, Springfield, IL 62703

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (217) 525-3182

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Wilcox Elem School

2000 Hastings Rd, Springfield, IL 62702

Sponsor: Springfield SD 186 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.
  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am
    To confirm the meal times, please contact the site directly.

Site phone: (217) 525-3281

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.