Free Summer Meals for Kids in Waterloo, IA

7 summer 2026 meal sites in Waterloo, 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

Boys & Girls Teen Center

815 E. Fourth St, Waterloo, IA 50703

Sponsor: Waterloo Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:15pm
Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (319) 215-9752

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Boys and Girls Club

515 Lime Street, Waterloo, IA 50703

Sponsor: Waterloo Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:20pm-12:45pm
Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (319) 215-9752

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Cunningham School

1224 Mobile St, Waterloo, IA 50703

Sponsor: Waterloo Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:15am
Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (319) 939-3772

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

East High School

214 High Street, Waterloo, IA 50703

Sponsor: Waterloo Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Morning snack 10:00am-10:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (319) 939-3772

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Fred Becker Elementary School

1239 Sheldon St, Waterloo, IA 50701

Sponsor: Waterloo Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:15pm-12:45pm
Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (319) 433-2036

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Irving Elementary School

1115 W 5th St, Waterloo, IA 50702

Sponsor: Waterloo Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:45am-12:00pm
Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (319) 939-3772

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lowell Elementary School

1628 Washington St, Waterloo, IA 50702

Sponsor: Waterloo Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 10 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:15am-8:45am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (319) 939-3772

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.