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Independence, Missouri · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Independence, MO

7 summer 2026 meal sites in Independence, 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

G.C. Bingham Middle School

1716 South Speck Road, Independence, MO 64057

Sponsor: Independence School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 27 to Jun 26, 2026, Tue to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:00am, Lunch 11:30am-01:30pm
    This site will be open T-F. Will be open 06/15 and closed 06/19 for Juneteenth Holiday.

Site phone: (816) 521-5490

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

High School - Back to School

2101 N Twyman Rd, Independence, MO 64058

Sponsor: Fort Osage R-I School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Aug 1, 2026, Sat: Lunch 10:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (816) 650-7207

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Indian Trails Elem

24300 East Bundschu Road, Independence, MO 64058

Sponsor: Fort Osage R-I School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-10:00am, Lunch 11:00am-01:00pm
    Summer school until 6/26. Closed on June 19th. We will also not serve the week of June 29-July 3rd.

Site phone: (816) 650-7207

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

KC Library - Trails West

11401 East 23rd Street, Independence, MO 64052

Sponsor: St Luke Memorial Church of God In Christ · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 13, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm
    Closed June 19, July 3

Site phone: (816) 701-3607

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Little Blue Elementary

2020 Quail Drive, Independence, MO 64057

Sponsor: Independence School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 1 to Aug 11, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:40am-09:40am, Lunch 11:00am-01:00pm
    Will be open July 1 & 2 and then M-F 07/06-08/11. Closed 07/03.

Site phone: (816) 521-5480

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Van Horn High School

1109 Arlington Ave, Independence, MO 64053

Sponsor: Independence School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 2 to Jun 26, 2026, Tue to Fri: Breakfast 07:00am-08:00am, Lunch 10:30am-11:30am
    This site will operate T-F. Will be closed 06/01, 08, & 22. Will be open 06/15 and closed 06/19 for Juneteenth holiday.

Site phone: (816) 521-5360

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

William Chrisman High School

1223 North Noland Road, Independence, MO 64050

Sponsor: Independence School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 2 to Jun 26, 2026, Tue to Fri: Breakfast 07:00am-08:00am, Lunch 11:00am-01:00pm
    This site will operate T-F. Will be closed 06/01, 08, & 22. Will be open 06/15 and closed 06/19 for Juneteenth holiday.

Site phone: (816) 521-5355

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.