BackPR

Find a program / Free summer meals for kids / Iowa / West Des Moines

West Des Moines, Iowa · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in West Des Moines, IA

9 summer 2026 meal sites in West Des Moines, 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

Fairmeadows Elementary School

807 23rd St, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Sponsor: West Des Moines Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (515) 633-5086

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Legion Park

301 Vine Street, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Sponsor: West Des Moines Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 12, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (515) 633-5086

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lift at Jordan Creek Apartments

8925 Cascade Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Sponsor: Waukee Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30pm-1:00pm
    No service on 7/3/26 due to holiday.

Site phone: (515) 987-2719

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Maple Grove Villas

8602 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Sponsor: Waukee Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:45am-11:15am
    No service on 7/3/26 due to holiday.

Site phone: (515) 987-2719

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Stilwell Junior High School

1601 Vine St, West Des Moines, IA 50325

Sponsor: West Des Moines Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon, Wed: Lunch 12:15pm-12:45pm

Site phone: (515) 633-5086

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sun Prairie Apartments

6137 Vista Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Sponsor: Waukee Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:40am-12:10pm
    No service on 7/3/26 due to holiday.

Site phone: (515) 987-2719

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Valley High School

3650 Woodland Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Sponsor: West Des Moines Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 12, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-9:00am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm
    Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (515) 633-5086

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Western Hills Elementary School

600 39th Street, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Sponsor: West Des Moines Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 12, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-11:30am
    Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (515) 633-5086

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Westridge Elementary School

5500 EP True Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Sponsor: West Des Moines Comm School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 12, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-11:30am
    Closed July 3rd for Holiday

Site phone: (515) 633-5086

SUN Bucks in Iowa

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

Also in West Des Moines

Licensed child care and after-school programs in West Des Moines · Youth and community nonprofits in West Des Moines · All Iowa summer meal sites

Run a summer program in West Des Moines?

BackPR is a software company and does not run these meal sites. It is free for registered nonprofits: online registration, payments, waivers, attendance and messages to families. No subscription and no BackPR fee on what families pay.

See the free nonprofit plan · Summer camps · Free forms and templates

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.