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Carteret, New Jersey · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Carteret, NJ

6 summer 2026 meal sites in Carteret, 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

Carteret Park

Cypress Street and Carteret Ave, Carteret, NJ 07008

Sponsor: Borough of Carteret · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30p.m.-1:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (818) 319-6221

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Columbus School

1 Carteret Avenue, Carteret, NJ 07008

Sponsor: Borough of Carteret · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 3, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30p.m.-1:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (347) 380-2616

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center Camp

60 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, NJ 07008

Sponsor: Borough of Carteret · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00a.m.-10:00a.m., Lunch 11:45a.m.-1:45p.m.
    Closed on July 4
  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00a.m.-10:00a.m., Lunch 11:45a.m.-12:45p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 472-9291

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Reigning in Life Learning Center

33 Terminal Avenue, Carteret, NJ 07008

Sponsor: Borough of Carteret · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30p.m.-1:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (732) 423-6254

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sgt. Jack McGreevey Memorial Park

55 Orchard Street, Carteret, NJ 07008

Sponsor: Borough of Carteret · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30p.m.-1:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 988-0968

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The Deverin Center

100 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, NJ 07008

Sponsor: Borough of Carteret · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30p.m.-1:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (848) 467-0945

SUN Bucks in New Jersey

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