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Council Bluffs, Iowa · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Council Bluffs, IA

18 summer 2026 meal sites in Council Bluffs, 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

Carter Lake Boys and Girls Club

4101 N 17th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Charles E. Lakin YMCA

235 Harmony Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Council Bluffs Public Library

400 Willow, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

E A Kreft Primary School

3206 Renner Dr., Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Sponsor: Lewis Central Comm School District · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    Closed July 3rd for the holiday.

Site phone: (712) 366-8296

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Edison Elementary ESY

2218 3rd Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30pm
  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Edison Elementary School

2218 3rd Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Elementary Summer Explore

3130 Avenue C, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Fairmount Park Splashpad

1200 Fairmount Park Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Franklin Elementary School

3130 Avenue C, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-11:30am

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hoover Elementary School

1205 North Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kanesville High School, session 2

207 Scott Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kanesville High School, session 3

207 Scott Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kimball Park

1801 N Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:15pm-12:45pm

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Longfellow Elementary School

2011 S 10th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Thomas Jefferson High School

2501 West Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Thomas Jefferson High School, session 2

2501 West Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Valley View Park

1300 Franklin Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Westwood Park

1200 S 35th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Sponsor: Council Bluffs Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am

Site phone: (712) 328-6420

SUN Bucks in Iowa

USDA's 2026 map showed Iowa as participating in SUN Bucks (Summer EBT). See the Iowa 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.