Free Summer Meals for Kids in Ottumwa, IA

5 summer 2026 meal sites in Ottumwa, 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.

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Eisenhower Elementary School

2624 Marilyn Road, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Sponsor: Ottumwa Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 11 to Aug 13, 2026, Thu: Breakfast 2:00pm-3:00pm, Lunch 2:00pm-3:00pm
A 7-day meal pack of breakfast and lunch will be provided on Thursdays.

Site phone: (641) 683-1190

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Evans Junior High School

812 Chester Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Sponsor: Ottumwa Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 11 to Aug 13, 2026, Thu: Breakfast 2:00pm-3:00pm, Lunch 2:00pm-3:00pm
A 7-day meal pack of breakfast and lunch will be provided on Thursdays.

Site phone: (641) 683-1190

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Ottumwa High School

501 East Second Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Sponsor: Ottumwa Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 11 to Aug 13, 2026, Thu: Breakfast 2:00pm-3:00pm, Lunch 2:00pm-3:00pm
A 7-day meal pack of breakfast and lunch will be provided on Thursdays. Enter the distribution site from the 4th street side of Ottumwa High School

Site phone: (641) 683-1190

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Taft Circle Apartments

100 Taft Circle, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Sponsor: Ottumwa Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 11 to Aug 13, 2026, Thu: Breakfast 2:00pm-3:00pm, Lunch 2:00pm-3:00pm
A 7-day meal pack of breakfast and lunch will be provided on Thursdays.

Site phone: (641) 683-1190

Meals to go · Open to all kids

UFCW Local 230 Union Hall

1305 E Mary Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Sponsor: Ottumwa Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 11 to Aug 13, 2026, Thu: Breakfast 2:00pm-3:00pm, Lunch 2:00pm-3:00pm
A 7-day meal pack of breakfast and lunch will be provided on Thursdays.

Site phone: (641) 683-1190

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.