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Columbia, Maryland · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Columbia, MD

10 summer 2026 meal sites in Columbia, 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

Atholton High School

6520 Freetown Road, Columbia, MD 21044

Sponsor: Howard Co Pub Sch · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 24 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45am-8:15am, Lunch 12:30pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (410) 313-7065

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Creative Little Minds 3

5730 Columbia Rd, Columbia, MD 21044

Sponsor: Maryland Food Bank INC · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 1:00pm-1:30pm

Site phone: (410) 639-5444

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Creative Little Minds II

8995 Lambskin Ln, Columbia, MD 21045

Sponsor: Maryland Food Bank INC · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 1:00pm-1:30pm

Site phone: (443) 864-1851

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

East Columbia Library

6600 Cradlerock Way Columbia, Columbia, MD 21045

Sponsor: St Vincent de Paul of Baltimore INC · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Afternoon snack 3:00pm-4:00pm

Site phone: (410) 313-7700

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hammond High School

8800 Guilford Road, Columbia, MD 21046

Sponsor: Howard Co Pub Sch · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 24 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45am-8:15am, Lunch 12:30pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (410) 313-7615

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Howard Co. Library Central Branch

10375 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044

Sponsor: St Vincent de Paul of Baltimore INC · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Afternoon snack 2:00pm-3:00pm

Site phone: (410) 313-7800

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Howard County Public Library East Columbia Branch

6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045

Sponsor: Howard Co Pub Sch · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 24 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (410) 313-7700

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Stevens Forest Elementary School

6045 Stevens Forest Road, Columbia, MD 21045

Sponsor: Howard Co Pub Sch · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 24 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (410) 313-6900

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Swansfield Elementary School

5610 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044

Sponsor: Howard Co Pub Sch · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 24 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:45am-9:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (410) 313-6907

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Wilde Lake Middle School

10481 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD 21044

Sponsor: Howard Co Pub Sch · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 24 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:55am-8:10am, Lunch 12:30pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (410) 313-6957

SUN Bucks in Maryland

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