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Amherst, Massachusetts · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Amherst, MA

10 summer 2026 meal sites in Amherst, 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

AMHERST-Pelham REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (SF-268-01) (TERM: 06/23/2026)

170 Chestnut Street, Amherst, MA 01002

Sponsor: Amherst/Pelham Regional School District (08-008-SF-268) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 23, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:00am, Lunch 12:00am-12:30pm

Site phone: (413) 362-1839

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Amherst High School (SF-268-036)

21 Mattoon Street, Amherst, MA 01002

Sponsor: Amherst/Pelham Regional School District (08-008-SF-268) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (413) 362-1800

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Butternut Farms (sf-284-002)

11 Longmeadow Drive, Amherst, MA 01002

Sponsor: UMASS Amherst Dining (08-008-SF-284) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 30 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 02:30pm-02:45pm

Site phone: (413) 233-1731

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Colonial Village (sf-284-001)

81 Belchertown Road, Amherst, MA 01002

Sponsor: UMASS Amherst Dining (08-008-SF-284) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 30 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 03:00pm-03:15pm

Site phone: (413) 253-2515

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

MeadowView Apartments (SF-284-004)

266 E. Hadley Street, Amherst, MA 01002

Sponsor: UMASS Amherst Dining (08-008-SF-284) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 30 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 02:05pm-02:15pm

Site phone: (413) 992-6501

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Mill River Recreation Area (sf-284-008)

95 Montegue Road, Amherst, MA 01002

Sponsor: UMASS Amherst Dining (08-008-SF-284) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 30 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 01:00pm-01:20pm

Site phone: (617) 947-8250

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Olympia Oaks (sf-284-003)

85 Olympia Drive, Amherst, MA 01002

Sponsor: UMASS Amherst Dining (08-008-SF-284) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 30 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:15pm

Site phone: (413) 233-1731

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rolling Green (sf-284-007)

1 Rolling Green Drive, Amherst, MA 01002

Sponsor: UMASS Amherst Dining (08-008-SF-284) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 30 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 03:20pm-03:35pm

Site phone: (413) 253-3000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

University Village (SF-284-013)

990 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002

Sponsor: UMASS Amherst Dining (08-008-SF-284) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 30 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:25pm-12:45pm

Site phone: (413) 545-4580

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Village Park (sf-284-005)

497 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002

Sponsor: UMASS Amherst Dining (08-008-SF-284) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 30 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 01:35pm-01:45pm

Site phone: (413) 549-0099

SUN Bucks in Massachusetts

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