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Merrillville, Indiana · summer 2026 (last summer)
Free Summer Meals for Kids in Merrillville, IN
6 summer 2026 meal sites in Merrillville, 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
Henry P. Fieler School
407 W. 61st Ave., Merrillville, IN 46410
Sponsor: Merrillville Community School Corp · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 8 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
From I 65 exit 61st Ave. west. West on 61st to address. School is on the south side of the road. Closed June 19 and July 3
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Hidden Lake Park
6355 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
Sponsor: Merrillville Community School Corp · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 5, 2026, Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
Kick off event. Picnic Shelter #1 is past the large building. - Ran Jun 8 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
Picnic Shelter #1 is past the large building. Closed June 19 and July 3. - Ran Jul 31, 2026, Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
Closing event. Picnic Shelter #1 is past the large building.
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Jonas E. Salk School
3001 West 77th Avenue, Merrillville, IN 46410
Sponsor: Merrillville Community School Corp · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 8 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
Enter through door "B" to access the meal service area. Closed June 19 and July 3 - Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
Closed July 3. Enter through door "B" to access the meal service area.
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Lake County Public Library
1919 W. 81st Ave., Merrillville, IN 46410
Sponsor: Merrillville Community School Corp · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 9 to Jun 30, 2026, Tue: Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm
Library is on the south side of the highway. Enter through main door, left to elevator. Down to lower level.
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Merrillville Senior High School
276 E. 68th Pl, Merrillville, IN 46410
Sponsor: Merrillville Community School Corp · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
From I 65 exit 61st Ave. west. West on 61st to Broadway. South on Broadway to 68th Pl, turn right Entrance I. Closed June 19 and July 3
Eat on-site · Open to all kids
Stefik Park
Harrison St & W 70th Pl, Merrillville, IN 46410
Sponsor: Merrillville Community School Corp · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 8 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
Site is in in the picnic shelter. No Service June 19 and July 3
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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.