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Elizabeth, New Jersey · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Elizabeth, NJ

87 summer 2026 meal sites in Elizabeth, 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

School14 - Abraham Lincoln Sp

50 Grove St, Elizabeth, NJ 07202

Sponsor: Elizabeth Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m.
    Closed on July 4
  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 436-6581

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sixth Street Playground

552 Fulton Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07206

Sponsor: City of Elizabeth Department of Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 820-4220

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Temple Community

134 First Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07206

Sponsor: City of Elizabeth Department of Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 820-4220

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Temple Community 2

630 South Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202

Sponsor: City of Elizabeth Department of Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 820-4220

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Temple Community 3

130 Broadway, Elizabeth, NJ 07206

Sponsor: City of Elizabeth Department of Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 820-4220

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Van Arsdale Playground

405 New York Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202

Sponsor: City of Elizabeth Department of Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 820-4220

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Victor Mravlag School 21

132 Shelley Avenue., Elizabeth, NJ 07208

Sponsor: City of Elizabeth Department of Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 820-4220

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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.