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Spencer, Iowa · summer 2026 (last summer)
Free Summer Meals for Kids in Spencer, IA
3 summer 2026 meal sites (meals to go) in Spencer, 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 (5) · Eat on-site (2) · Meals to go (3)
Meals to go · Open to all kids
Fairview Park Elementary School
1508 5th Ave East, Spencer, IA 51301
Sponsor: Spencer Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 4 to Jun 12, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-12:45pm
On-site lunch with grab n' go breakfast. - Ran Jun 29 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-12:45pm
On-site lunch with grab n' go breakfast. No service July 6. - Ran Jul 31 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon, Wed, Fri: Breakfast 4:00pm-5:30pm, Lunch 4:00pm-5:30pm
A 2-day meal pack of breakfast and lunch will be provided on Mondays and Wednesdays. A 3-day meal pack of breakfast and lunch will be provided on Fridays.
Site phone: (712) 264-3423
Meals to go · Open to all kids
Spencer Family YMCA
1001 West 11th St., Spencer, IA 51301
Sponsor: Spencer Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 4 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-12:00pm
No breakfast served June 15- June 26 and July 6.
Site phone: (712) 264-3423
Meals to go · Open to all kids
Spencer High School
800 East 3rd Street, Spencer, IA 51301
Sponsor: Spencer Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program
- Ran Jun 4 to Jun 11, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 6:45am-9:00am
Grab n' Go breakfast provided daily, Monday-Thursday. No breakfast served June 14-June 26. - Ran Jun 5 to Jul 24, 2026, Fri: Breakfast 6:45am-9:00am, Lunch 6:45am-9:00am
A weekend meal pack with 3 breakfast meals and 2 lunch meals will be provided. June 12 and June 19, only 2 breakfast meals will be provided. - Ran Jun 29 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 6:45am-9:00am
Grab n' Go breakfast provided daily, Monday-Thursday. No service July 6. - Ran Jul 31 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon, Wed, Fri: Breakfast 6:45am-9:00am, Lunch 6:45am-9:00am
A 2-day meal pack of breakfast and lunch will be provided on Mondays and Wednesdays. A 3-day meal pack of breakfast and lunch will be provided on Fridays.
Site phone: (712) 264-3423
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.