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Columbia, Missouri · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Columbia, MO

13 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

Boys & Girls Club of the Columbia Area

1200 N. 7th Street, Columbia, MO 65201

Sponsor: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Area · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:40am-09:00am, Lunch 11:00am-01:00pm

Site phone: (573) 874-1697

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

CHA - Bear Creek

1109 Elleta Blvd, Columbia, MO 65202

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 01:30pm-01:50pm
closed 6/19/26

Site phone: (573) 298-6180

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Columbia Square #2

1715 W. Worley St, Columbia, MO 65202

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am, Afternoon snack 01:00pm-01:20pm
closed 6/19/26 and 8/7/2026

Site phone: (573) 298-6180

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Columbia Square Back to School Bash

1715 West Worley Street, Columbia, MO 65203

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Aug 7, 2026, Fri: Lunch 01:00pm-03:00pm, Afternoon snack 05:10am-06:30am

Site phone: (573) 298-6180

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Cosmo Park Event

1615 Business Loop 70 W, Columbia, MO 65202

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 19, 2026, Fri: Lunch 11:30am-03:00pm, Afternoon snack 04:00pm-06:00pm

Site phone: (573) 298-6180

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Damaret #2

718 Demaret Dr., Columbia, MO 65202

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am, Afternoon snack 12:50pm-01:10pm
closed 6/19/26

Site phone: (573) 723-6030

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hanover Estates

1601 Hanover Blvd, Columbia, MO 65202

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am, Afternoon snack 12:50pm-01:10pm
closed 6/19/26

Site phone: (573) 723-6030

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Indian Hills Park

5009 Aztec Blvd, Columbia, MO 65202

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 01:30pm-01:50pm
closed - 6/19/26

Site phone: (573) 723-6030

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Neighborhood VIolence Reduction Block Party Initiative

5620 Murfreesboro Dr., Columbia, MO 65203

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 29, 2026, Wed: Afternoon snack 07:30pm-08:00pm, Supper 04:00pm-06:30pm

Site phone: (573) 298-6180

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Powerhouse Summer Program at Progressive Baptist Church

702 Banks Avenue, Columbia, MO 65203

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
closed June 19th

Site phone: (573) 476-2993

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Spartan Pointe

2108 Battle Avenue, Columbia, MO 65202

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 1 to Aug 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 01:30pm-01:50pm

Site phone: (573) 298-6180

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Stuart Parker Townhomes

225 Unity Drive, Columbia, MO 65203

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 01:30pm-01:50pm
closed 6/19/26

Site phone: (573) 723-6030

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Welcome Inn Meal Site

1612 North Providence, Columbia, MO 65203

Sponsor: Powerhouse Community Development Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 01:30pm-01:50pm
closed 6/19/26

Site phone: (573) 723-6030

SUN Bucks in Missouri

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