Free Summer Meals for Kids in Jefferson, IA

2 summer 2026 meal sites in Jefferson, 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.

All sites (2) · Eat on-site (1) · Meals to go (1)

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Greene County Elementary School

401 E. Russell, Jefferson, IA 50129

Sponsor: Greene County Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 12 to Jul 24, 2026, Fri: Breakfast 11:15am-12:30pm, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
A weekend meal pack will be provided on Fridays with 3 breakfast meals and 2 lunch meals. No service on July 3, a 3-day weekend meal pack will be provided on Thursday July 2.
Ran Jul 1 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 11:15am-12:30pm
A daily grab n' go breakfast will be provided in July.
Ran Jul 31, 2026, Fri: Breakfast 11:15am-11:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
On the final distribution day, a 10-day meal pack of breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Site phone: (515) 386-3178

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Greene County Elementary School

401 E. Russell, Jefferson, IA 50129

Sponsor: Greene County Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am
On-site breakfast served Monday through Friday in June.
Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
On-site lunch served Monday through Friday.

Site phone: (515) 386-4168

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.