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Kansas City, Kansas · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Kansas City, KS

26 summer 2026 meal sites in Kansas City, 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

Beatrice Lee (JFK) Community Center

1310 N 10th St, Kansas City, KS 66101

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:00am, Lunch 11:30am-01:30pm
No service June 19 or July 3

Site phone: (913) 627-3900

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Bridges

3101 N. 10th Street, Kansas City, KS 66104

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00am-08:30am, Lunch 10:30am-11:30am
No service on 6/16

Site phone: (913) 627-7165

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Carl B Bruce Middle School

2100 N 18th St, Kansas City, KS 66104

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 07:50am-08:20am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm
No service on June 16th.
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 07:50am-08:25am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
No service on June 16th.
Ran Jun 1 to Jul 8, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 07:50am-08:20am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm
No service on June 16th. no service on 7/3

Site phone: (913) 624-4023

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Chelsea Elementary School

2500 Wood, Kansas City, KS 66104

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:20am-08:50am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
No service on June 16
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:30am-09:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
No service on June 16

Site phone: (913) 627-5019

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Creekside Estates

6500 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66111

Sponsor: D0202 - Turner · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
No meal service on June 19th This is a food bus that will be parked in front of the office and pool. Children can eat at the table on the bus or bring towels and eat on the lawn/poolside. Meals must consumed onsite.

Site phone: (913) 288-3340

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Eisenhower Community Center

2901 N 72nd St., Kansas City, KS 66109

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:00am, Lunch 11:30am-01:30pm
No service June 19, July 3. Per AR email on 7/6/26: Meal service at Eisenhower Community Center will be paused on 7/6, due to a water outage in the building. Our community partners have just notified us, and we are unable to continue service safely under these conditions and plan to resume meal serv

Site phone: (913) 627-3900

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

F.L.Schlagle High School

2214 N 59th St, Kansas City, KS 66104

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 07:20am-07:50am, Lunch 10:30am-11:30pm
No service June 16
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 07:25am-07:55am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
No service June 16

Site phone: (913) 627-7527

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Forest Glen Estates

511 N.64th Street, Kansas City, KS 66102

Sponsor: D0202 - Turner · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:00am-10:30am
No meal service June 19th. This is a food bus that will be parked in front of the office and pool. Children can eat at the table on the bus or bring towels and eat on the lawn/poolside. Meals must consumed onsite.

Site phone: (913) 288-3340

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Frank Rushton Elementary

2605 W 43rd Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66103

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:20am-08:50am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm
No service June 16
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:30am-09:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
No service June 16

Site phone: (913) 627-3066

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gloria Willis Middle School

1735 N. 64th Terrace, Kansas City, KS 66102

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 07:45am-08:15am, Lunch 10:30am-11:30pm
No srevice June 16
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 07:20am-07:50am, Lunch 10:30am-11:30pm
No srevice June 16
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00am-08:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
No srevice June 16

Site phone: (913) 627-6327

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

HomeField KC

9250 State Ave, Kansas City, KS 66112

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 31 to Aug 1, 2026, Sat: Lunch 08:00am-01:00pm
Site will only operate on 8/1/2026.
Ran Aug 1 to Aug 2, 2026, Sat: Lunch 08:00am-01:00pm
Site will only operate on 8/1/2026.

Site phone: (913) 627-3911

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Jewell Center

7250 State Ave, Kansas City, KS 66112

Sponsor: J0814 - KC Kansas Community College · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 18 to Jul 23, 2026, Thu: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm
The brown bag lunches are provided by USD 500. The meals will be served off site on Field Trip Days. We will not operate on July 9. We did not request lunch for July 9. We will not need lunch for July 9. We will go on a field trip where the kids will be making their own food. We will operate June 18

Site phone: (913) 288-7433

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kansas City Kansas Community College

7250 State Ave, Kansas City, KS 66112

Sponsor: X0006 - Catholic Charities of NE KS · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 15 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 09:00am-10:00am, Afternoon snack 01:30pm-03:30pm
Every Thursday is Field Trip Day. Breakfast will be served/consumed on-site, snacks are served with CCNEK on Monday-Wednesday. They will not serve snack on Thursdays.

Site phone: (913) 288-7433

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kansas City Kansas Public Library (South Branch Library)

3104 Strong Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106

Sponsor: X0006 - Catholic Charities of NE KS · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon, Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
The site will be closed on Friday June 19th and Friday, July 3rd (Independence Day).

Site phone: (913) 295-8250

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kansas School for the Blind

1100 State Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66102

Sponsor: S0604 - Kansas School For The Blind · Seamless Summer Option

Ran Jun 8 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:15am-08:00am, Lunch 11:15am-11:45am
ESY operates from June 8 - June 26, 2026 with June 19, 2026 being a holiday and will not be operating that day.

Site phone: (913) 645-0855

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lowell Brune Elementary School

2200 N. 89th Terrace, Kansas City, KS 66109

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:20am-08:50am, Lunch 10:30am-12:30pm
No service June 16
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:30am-09:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
No service June 16

Site phone: (913) 627-4265

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

M. E. Pearson Elementary School

310 N 11th St, Kansas City, KS 66102

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:20am-08:50am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
No service June 16
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00am-08:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
No service June 16

Site phone: (913) 627-3168

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Oak Grove Elementary School

5340 Oak Grove Rd, Kansas City, KS 66106

Sponsor: D0202 - Turner · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30am-08:00am, Lunch 10:30am-11:00pm
No meals served on the June 19th or July 3
Ran Jun 1 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30am-08:00am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm
No meals served on the June 19th or July 3

Site phone: (913) 288-3940

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Paces

1620 S. 37th St., Kansas City, KS 66106

Sponsor: X0006 - Catholic Charities of NE KS · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 13 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:45am-09:15am, Lunch 12:45pm-01:15pm
This will be a closed, enrolled congregate site that is open only to participants enrolled in PACES programming. Food service will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday throughout the service period.

Site phone: (913) 420-1248

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Pierson Park

1818 S 55th Street, Kansas City, KS 66106

Sponsor: D0202 - Turner · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 12 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:15pm-12:45pm
No meal service on June 19th. The bus will park by the water park. Children can eat at the tables by the water park. Meals must be consumed onsite

Site phone: (913) 288-3340

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Providence YMCA

8601 Parallel Pkwy, Kansas City, KS 66112

Sponsor: X0006 - Catholic Charities of NE KS · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 2 to Aug 6, 2026, Tue, Thu: Supper 05:00pm-06:00pm
This is an open congregate site and will operate every Tuesday & Thursday throughout the service period.

Site phone: (913) 742-0244

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Stony Point North Elementary School

8200 Elizabeth, Kansas City, KS 66112

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:20am-08:50am, Lunch 10:30am-11:30pm
No service June 16
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00am-08:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
No service June 16

Site phone: (913) 627-4513

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Turner High School

2211 South 55th, Kansas City, KS 66106

Sponsor: D0202 - Turner · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:00am-07:20am, Lunch 10:00am-12:00pm
No meal service on June 19
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:00am-07:20am, Morning snack 10:00am-10:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
No meal service on June 19. As June service for an open site for breakfast and lunch ends, this site will transition in July to a closed enrolled site for Band students to receive snack.
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:00am-07:20am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
No meal service on June 19

Site phone: (913) 288-3340

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Turner Recreation Commission

831 S 55th St, Kansas City, KS 66106

Sponsor: X0006 - Catholic Charities of NE KS · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:45am-09:00am, Lunch 10:00am-01:00pm
This a closed enrolled site that will offer congregate feeding to Turner Recreation Commission Summer Camp participants only. Food service will be Monday-Friday throughout the service period. The site will be closed on the following dates: Friday, June 19 (Juneteenth) and Friday, July 3 (Independenc

Site phone: (913) 287-2111

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Welborn Elementary School

5200 Leavenworth Rd, Kansas City, KS 66104

Sponsor: D0500 - Kansas City · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:20am-08:50am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm
No service on June 16
Ran Jun 1 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:30am-09:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
No service on June 16

Site phone: (913) 627-4468

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Wyandotte County Boys And Girls Club

1240 Troup, Kansas City, KS 66104

Sponsor: X0611 - Wyandotte Co Boys and Girls Club · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30am-09:30am, Lunch 11:00am-01:00pm
Club is closed on 6/19/26 and 7/3/26.

Site phone: (913) 921-3260

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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.