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Columbus, Indiana · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Columbus, IN

11 summer 2026 meal sites in Columbus, 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

Bartholomew County Public Library

536 Fifth Street, Columbus, IN 47201

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm
    enter lower level through childrens area entrance and head to conference room back by the red room or if enter main entrance, go down the stairs to children area and head to red room. Closed June 19 and July 3

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

CSA Fodrea

2775 Illinois, Columbus, IN 47201

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-08:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:15pm
    Enter door #1

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Central Middle School

727 7th Street, Columbus, IN 47201

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30am-08:30am, Lunch 11:00am-01:00pm
    Enter door #1. Closed June 19 and July 3

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Clifty Creek Elementary School

4625 E 50 N, Columbus, IN 47203

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30am-08:30am, Lunch 11:30am-01:00pm
    enter door #1

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Columbus North High School

1400 25th Street, Columbus, IN 47201

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
    enter door #1
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 12, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:45am-08:15am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
    enter door #1
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
    Enter door #1. Closed June 19 and July 3

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Donner Center

739 22nd Street, Columbus, IN 47201

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 01:30pm-02:30pm
    Meals served at Donner Center Shelter House. Closed June 19
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 01:30pm-02:30pm
    Closed June 19 and June 29-July 6. Meals served at Donner Center Shelter House
  • Ran Jul 7 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 01:30pm-02:30pm
    Meals served at Donner Center Shelter House

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Foundation For Youth

405 Hope Ave, Columbus, IN 47201

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30am-08:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    Enter main doors. Closed June 19 and July 3

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Frances Smith Elementary School

4505 Waycross dr, Columbus, IN 47203

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-08:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:15pm
    Enter Front enterance

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Heritage Heights Apartments

2805 Henry Lake Blvd, Columbus, IN 47201

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    Picnic area behind clubhouse. Closed June 19 and July 3

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lillian Schmitt Elementary School

2675 California, Columbus, IN 47201

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-08:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:15pm
    enter cafe from playground side

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Mt. Healthy Elementary School

12150 s state rd 58, Columbus, IN 47201

Sponsor: Bartholomew Consolidated Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-08:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:15pm
    Enter door #1

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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.