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Salem, Massachusetts · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Salem, MA

12 summer 2026 meal sites in Salem, 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

Bates Open Site (SF-159-096)

53 Liberty Hill Ave, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (978) 740-1230

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Collins Cove (SF-159-091)

32 Collins St, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Supper 04:00am-04:45am

Site phone: (978) 740-1230

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Forest River Pool (SF-159-079)

32 Clifton Ave, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:45pm-01:45pm

Site phone: (978) 740-1230

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gallows Hill Park (SF-159-100)

12 Langdon Street, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:15am-11:15am

Site phone: (978) 740-1230

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Loring Towers (SF-159-085)

1000 Loring Avenue, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-01:30pm

Site phone: (978) 740-1230

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Mary Jane Lee Park (SF-159-068)

Prince St + Palmer St, 41 Palmer St, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (978) 979-4795

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Palmer Cove (SF-159-093)

38 Leavitt Street, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Supper 04:00pm-06:00pm

Site phone: (978) 740-1230

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Pequot Highlands (sf-159-005)

12 First St, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30pm-01:30pm

Site phone: (978) 745-4884

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Pequot Highlands Dinner (SF-159-097)

10 First Street, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Supper 05:00pm-05:45pm

Site phone: (978) 740-1230

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rainbow Terrace-Basketball Court (sf-159-001)

LORING AVENUE 3 Rainbow Terrace, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (978) 740-1230

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Salem Public Library (SF-159-083)

370 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:15am-11:15am

Site phone: (978) 740-1230

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Saltonstall- Block Party (SF-159-088)

211 Layfayette St, Salem, MA 01970

Sponsor: Salem School Department (05-258-SF-159) · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Aug 28, 2026, Fri: Supper 04:00pm-08:00pm

Site phone: (978) 740-1230

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.