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Joplin, Missouri · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Joplin, MO

9 summer 2026 meal sites in Joplin, 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

Dover Hill Elementary

1100 N Main, Joplin, MO 64801

Sponsor: School Dist of Joplin R-VIII · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:10am-08:30am, Lunch 10:50am-12:30pm

Site phone: (417) 625-5325

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

East Middle School

4594 E 20th Street, Joplin, MO 64801

Sponsor: School Dist of Joplin R-VIII · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm

Site phone: (417) 625-5280

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Irving Elementary

2901 S McClelland Blvd, Joplin, MO 64801

Sponsor: School Dist of Joplin R-VIII · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:10am-08:30am, Lunch 10:40am-12:30pm

Site phone: (417) 625-5350

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Joplin Early Childhood

2825 McClelland Blvd, Joplin, MO 64804

Sponsor: School Dist of Joplin R-VIII · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30am-08:30am

Site phone: (417) 625-5275

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Joplin High School

2104 Indiana Ave, Joplin, MO 64804

Sponsor: School Dist of Joplin R-VIII · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:50am-09:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (417) 625-5230

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kelsey Norman Elementary

1323 E 28th St, Joplin, MO 64804

Sponsor: School Dist of Joplin R-VIII · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 3, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30am-08:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
    Closed on 5/29/2026

Site phone: (417) 625-5360

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

North Middle

102 N Gray Ave, Joplin, MO 64801

Sponsor: School Dist of Joplin R-VIII · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:00am

Site phone: (417) 625-5270

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Soaring Heights Elementary

4604 E 20th St, Joplin, MO 64801

Sponsor: School Dist of Joplin R-VIII · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:10am-08:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm

Site phone: (417) 625-5330

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

South Middle School

900 E. 50th Street, Joplin, MO 64804

Sponsor: School Dist of Joplin R-VIII · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00am-09:20am

Site phone: (417) 625-5250

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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.