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Maryland · summer 2026 (last summer)
Free summer meals for kids in Maryland
741 summer meal sites in 124 Maryland cities and towns, run by 27 sponsors, from USDA's Summer Meals Site Finder. 71 offer meals to go and 670 are eat on-site.
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.
SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) in Maryland
According to USDA, Maryland took part in SUN Bucks (also called Summer EBT) in 2026. See how to apply on USDA's Maryland Summer EBT page. USDA's page was last updated August 14, 2026. To take part, a state or Tribe needs an approved plan from USDA, and each decides again every year. Check the current list on USDA's site for next summer.
Cities with the most summer meal sites
Largest sponsors in Maryland
- City of Baltimore 225 sites
- Baltimore City Pub Sch 101 sites
- Montgomery Co Pub Sch 88 sites
- Prince George's Co. Public School 77 sites
- Washington Co Pub Sch 38 sites
- Baltimore Co Pub Sch 32 sites
- Garrett Co Pub Sch 23 sites
- Wicomico Co Brd of Ed 18 sites
- City of Frederick Supervisor Finance Dept 14 sites
- St Vincent de Paul of Baltimore INC 14 sites
All cities A–Z
- Aberdeen 3
- Accident 2
- Baltimore 305
- Beltsville 5
- Berlin 4
- Bittinger 1
- Bladensburg 2
- Bloomington 1
- Boonsboro 2
- Brentwood 2
- Brooklyn 17
- Brunswick 1
- Burtonsville 2
- Cambridge 3
- Capitol Heights 10
- Cascade 1
- Catonsville 4
- Cecilton 1
- Chestertown 2
- Cheverly 1
- Churchville 1
- Clarksburg 2
- Clear Spring 2
- Clinton 5
- Cockeysville 1
- College Park 1
- Columbia 10
- Crellin 1
- Crisfield 1
- Curtis Bay 1
- Deer Park 1
- Denton 5
- Derwood 1
- District Heights 7
- Dundalk 3
- Earleville 2
- Easton 2
- Edgewood 1
- Elkridge 5
- Elkton 4
- Essex 2
- Federalsburg 2
- Finzel 1
- Fort Washington 6
- Frederick 14
- Friendsville 1
- Frostburg 1
- Gaithersburg 21
- Galena 2
- Germantown 14
- Gorman 1
- Grantsville 2
- Grasonville 1
- Greenbelt 1
- Greensboro 1
- Gwynn Oak 11
- Hagerstown 24
- Halethorpe 4
- Hancock 2
- Havre de Grace 2
- Hebron 1
- Hurlock 2
- Hyattsville 16
- Indian Head 2
- Jessup 1
- Joppa 2
- Kennedyville 1
- Kensington 3
- Kingsville 1
- Kitzmiller 1
- Lanham 5
- Laurel 3
- Linkwood 1
- Lonaconing 2
- Mardela Springs 2
- Maugansville 1
- Mc Henry 1
- Middle River 1
- Millington 2
- Montgomery Village 2
- Mount Rainier 1
- Mt. Lake Park 1
- Nanjemoy 1
- North East 4
- Nottingham 2
- Oakland 6
- Owings Mills 3
- Oxon Hill 3
- Parkton 1
- Parkville 5
- Pasadena 1
- Perry Hall 1
- Perryville 1
- Phoenix 1
- Pikesville 1
- Pittsville 1
- Pocomoke 1
- Pocomoke City 4
- Princess Anne 1
- Randallstown 3
- Reisterstown 2
- Riverdale 1
- Rock Hall 2
- Rockville 11
- Rosedale 4
- Saint Michaels 2
- Salisbury 14
- Silver Spring 32
- Smithsburg 1
- Snow Hill 3
- Street 1
- Sudlersville 2
- Suitland 1
- Taneytown 1
- Temple Hills 9
- Tilghman 1
- Towson 1
- Upper Marlboro 5
- Waldorf 4
- Walkersville 1
- Westminster 2
- Williamsport 5
- Windsor Mill 4
- Worton 2
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Questions families ask
Who can eat at a summer meal site?
USDA says its summer meal programs serve meals and snacks at no cost to children 18 and younger. Sites marked "Open to all kids" are open sites in USDA's data, meaning they welcome children from the community. Sites marked "Open with limits" are open to the community but can limit who attends, for example for safety or space. Hours change, so call the site before you go.
What does "Eat on-site" or "Meals to go" mean?
Eat on-site means meals and snacks are eaten at the site. Meals to go means they can be picked up and eaten somewhere else; some sites hand out more than one day at a time.
When are summer 2027 sites announced?
Sites for the next summer are usually announced in the spring, after sponsors apply to their state agencies. Until then this page shows last summer's list as a guide to which towns and sponsors ran sites. The official place to look is the USDA Summer Meals Site Finder.
Is this the same as SUN Bucks?
No. SUN Bucks, also called Summer EBT, is a separate USDA program that gives eligible families a benefit on a card. Summer meal sites serve meals to kids directly. Your state may offer one, both or neither.
Run a summer program in Maryland?
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.
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