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Hackensack, New Jersey · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Hackensack, NJ

8 summer 2026 meal sites in Hackensack, 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

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School - High

43 Maple Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Sponsor: Passaic Arts and Science Charter School · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 1 to Jul 22, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30a.m.-8:30a.m., Lunch 12:00p.m.-1:00p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 968-5093

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Fairmount School

150 Grand Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Sponsor: Hackensack Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00p.m.-1:00p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 646-8042

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Fanny Meyer Hillers School

56 Longview Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Sponsor: Hackensack Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Afternoon snack 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
    Closed on July 4; All sites Closed July 3rd

Site phone: (201) 646-8042

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hackensack Middle School

360 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Sponsor: Hackensack Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:15a.m.-12:15p.m.
    Closed on July 4; All sites Closed July 3rd
  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:15a.m.-12:15p.m.
    Closed on July 4; All sites Closed July 3rd

Site phone: (201) 646-8042

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

High School Summer School

135 First Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Sponsor: Hackensack Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:15a.m.-12:15p.m.
    Closed on July 4; All sites Closed July 3rd
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:15a.m.-12:15p.m.
    Closed on July 4; All sites Closed July 3rd

Site phone: (201) 646-8042

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Jackson Avenue School

421 Jackson Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Sponsor: Hackensack Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
    Closed on July 4; All sites Closed July 3rd
  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
    Closed on July 4; All sites Closed July 3rd
  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
    Closed on July 4; All sites Closed July 3rd

Site phone: (201) 646-8042

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Mount Olive Baptist Church

260 Central Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Sponsor: The Mount Olive Baptist Church of Hackensack, NJ · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30a.m.-9:30a.m., Lunch 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m.
    Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 490-7795

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Nellie K. Parker School

261 Maple Hill Dr., Hackensack, NJ 07601

Sponsor: Hackensack Recreation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
    Closed on July 4; All sites Closed July 3rd
  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
    Closed on July 4; All sites Closed July 3rd

Site phone: (201) 646-8042

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.