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Columbus, Mississippi · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Columbus, MS

6 summer 2026 meal sites in Columbus, 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

Boys & Girls Club of Golden Triangle

1815 14th Ave N., Columbus, MS 39701

Sponsor: Boys & Girls Club of Golden Triangle · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am–9:00am
    Contact Site Directly If Needed
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm–1:00pm
    Contact Site Directly If Needed

Site phone: (662) 418-7285

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Columbus High School

215 Hemlock Street, Columbus, MS 39702

Sponsor: Columbus Municipal School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am–12:00pm
    Contact Site Directly If Needed
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am–8:30am
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am–12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am–12:00pm

Site phone: (662) 241-7217

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Cook Elementary School

2217-7th Street North, Columbus, MS 39705

Sponsor: Columbus Municipal School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am–8:30am
    Contact Site Directly If Needed
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am–12:00pm
    Contact Site Directly If Needed
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am–8:30am
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am–12:00pm

Site phone: (662) 241-7410

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Frank Phillips YMCA

602 2nd Ave N, Columbus, MS 39701

Sponsor: Metropolitan YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 22, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am–12:00pm
    Contact Site Directly If Needed
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 22, 2026, Mon to Fri: Afternoon snack 8:30am–9:00am
    Contact Site Directly If Needed

Site phone: (601) 328-7696

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hunt Intermediate School

924-20th street north, 924-20th street north, Columbus, MS 39702

Sponsor: Columbus Municipal School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am–12:00pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am–8:30am

Site phone: (662) 241-7160

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Stokes Beard Elementary School

311 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive., Columbus, MS 39701

Sponsor: Columbus Municipal School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am–8:30am
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am–12:00pm

Site phone: (662) 241-7270

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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.